In rural parts of Indonesia, rice farmers get most of their salt from cooking at home with salt and seasonings, not from packaged or processed foods — which is different from how people in cities eat.

Rice farmers in Gadingrejo might be eating too much salt because they don’t know much about healthy eating, follow traditional cooking habits, and don’t have good access to health info.

In rich countries, most salt in our food comes from packaged snacks and restaurant meals, but in poorer countries, people usually add salt themselves while cooking or use salty sauces like soy sauce.