Sodium Intake and Related Diseases 2.0

Many statements have been reported in literature from various sources warning of the possible risk to health connected to high salt (as sodium chloride) intake in the everyday diet, and it is increasingly pressing [1]. In general, on a worldwide basis, most of the adult population consumes between 8 and 15 g of salt per day, when the WHO recommends a value of less than 5 g per day