The urgent need to reduce salt in Indian diets

Salt_study

Listen to this insightful episode of The Hindu's In Focus podcast where Dr. Vivekanand Jha, Executive Director, The George Institute for Global Health India dives into why reducing salt intake is crucial for India's health and the role of lower sodium salt substitutes. He also delves into the cost and benefit analysis of having a widely available potassium substituted common salt - that the long-term health benefits substantially outweigh the incurred cost.

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Executive Director, The George Institute for Global Health, India