Thais consume too much salt : Survey
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On a daily basis, Thai people consume twice as much salt as needed, a recent survey revealed.
He explained that the consuming too much salt every day could lead to kidney disease, heart problems, hypertension or paralysis, which in turn could lead to death.
Public Health Ministry’s deputy permanent secretary Dr Sopon Mekthon on Tuesday launched a campaign for low salt consumption.
Public Health Ministry’s deputy permanent secretary Dr Sopon Mekthon on Tuesday launched a campaign for low salt consumption.
In addition, he said, these diseases were among the chronic problems that cost the country up to Bt100 billion in medical care each year.
According to the survey, Thai people now consume up to 10.8 grams of salt each day, while prescribed daily intake of salt should only be 5g.
“The 5g is about one teaspoonful,” Sopon said, adding that this amount of salt translates to about 2,400 milligrams of sodium.
