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WHO Guidelines on Table Salt
February 20 , 2025
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- The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a very set of guidelines of recommending use of lower-sodium salt substitutes.
- WHO had already strongly recommended reducing sodium intake to less than 2 grams a day.
- Now, it recommends replacing regular table salt (sodium chloride) with lower-sodium salt substitutes that contain potassium chloride (KCl).
- This recommendation is for adults (not pregnant women or children).
- It excludes the individuals with kidney impairments or with other circumstances or conditions that might compromise potassium excretion.
- Globally, each year, eight million deaths are associated with the poor diets, and of these, 1.9 million are attributable to the high sodium intake.
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