Table 2.
Selected government / governmental organization / multilateral agency recommendations population recommendations for dietary sodium in adultsa.
| Government / governmental organization / multilateral agency recommendations | Dietary sodium recommendations for adults, mg per day (salt g per day) |
|---|---|
| World Health Organization [38] | <2000 (<5) |
| India [131] | 2000 (5) |
| United States and Canada (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine) [19] | <2300 (<5.75) for chronic disease risk reduction; adequate intake 1500 (3.75) |
| China (Healthy China Action Plan https://www.nhc.gov.cn/guihuaxxs/s3585u/201907/e9275fb95d5b4295be8308415d4cd1b2.shtml, accessed July 23, 2021) | 2000 (5) |
| European Union [37] | ~ 2000 (5) |
| Australia and New Zealand [39] | <2000 (<5); adequate intake 460–920 (1.15–2.3) |
| Russia [132] | <2400 (<6) |
| United Kingdom (https://pathways.nice.org.uk/pathways/diet/national-policy-on-diet#content=view-node:nodes-reducing-salt-saturated-and-trans-fats, accessed June 18 2021; https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vitamins-and-minerals/others/, accessed June 18 2021) | <2400 (<6) with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence indicating an ultimate goal of 1200 (3) |
| Brazil [133] | <2000 (<5) |
| South Africa [134] | <2000 (<5) |
| Nigeria [135] | <2000 (<5) |
aSeveral guidelines recommend lower limits for children based on their lower caloric intake or by providing specific lower targets for age categories of children [136].