How much salt should I eat every day?

It is suggested that the grams of salt should not exceed 6g per day. The dietary guidelines for China residents suggest that the daily intake of salt is 6g. Eating too much salt can lead to cardiovascular diseases, especially high capacity load and high blood pressure.

For salt intake, we should not only pay attention to the tangible salt added every day, but also pay attention to the sometimes invisible salt in the seasoning. Usually 6g of salt refers to the amount of a beer bottle cap, but there will be invisible salt in seasonings such as soy sauce and oyster sauce. At this time, the tangible salt should be reduced appropriately. Eating too salty is not conducive to controlling chronic diseases, especially hypertension, so try to be light in diet and don't increase the burden on blood vessels or kidneys.

Adults should not eat more than 6 grams of salt every day; 25 to 30 grams of edible oil per day; Eat no more than 50 grams of sugar every day; The daily intake of trans fatty acids should not exceed 2g; Adults drink 7-8 glasses of water every day (1500 to 1700 ml); Alcohol consumption per day: no more than 25g for men and no more than 15g for women.