India, Sept. 6 -- In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Sabine Kapasi - CEO at Enira Consulting, Founder of ROPAN Healthcare, and UN advisor - shared that reducing salt intake is crucial for public health, particularly in India, where excessive salt consumption is linked to approximately 175,000 deaths annually due to high blood pressure-related issues. Also read | Always add extra salt to your meals? Here's what it actually does to your body over time

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a daily sodium intake of less than 2 grams (or 5 grams of salt), but Indians consume over 12 grams of salt daily, more than double the recommended amount. Highlighting this, Dr Kapasi said, "Too much salt is slowly killing people. WHO states t...