11 Countries That Consume the Most Salt

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3. Turkmenistan

Daily salt consumption: 5,500 mg of sodium/13.7 grams of table salt per capita

Turkmenistan has the same problem of low iodine content like their neighbors in Tajikistan (and all other countries in Central Asia). With a help from UNICEF, Turkmenistan has managed to eliminate iodine deficiency in children by 2004, but it takes a lot more time to change the dietary habits of the people.

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