The Claim

The average 24-hour urinary sodium excretion among hospitalized adult patients with primary hypertension in Shanxi Province is 191.90 ± 98.18 mmol/day, which is equivalent to approximately 11.51 grams of salt per day.

Source: The Correlation Between Urinary Sodium Excretion and Blood Pressure in Hospitalized Adult Patients with Hypertension

What the research says

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In plain English

People in Shanxi Province who are hospitalized with high blood pressure are peeing out about 11.5 grams of salt every day — that’s roughly two teaspoons of table salt.

See the scientific wording

The average 24-hour urinary sodium excretion in hospitalized adult patients with primary hypertension in Shanxi Province is 191.90 ± 98.18 mmol/day, equivalent to approximately 11.51 g of salt per day.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: The Correlation Between Urinary Sodium Excretion and Blood Pressure in Hospitalized Adult Patients with Hypertension

    The study measured how much salt people in Shanxi with high blood pressure were eating by analyzing their urine, and found they were eating about 11.5 grams of salt per day — which is exactly what the claim says.

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