WHO, sodium reduction (population intake)

World Health Organization guidance: typical population sodium intake (around 9-12 g of salt, well over 3 g of sodium, per day in most countries) far exceeds the recommended limit of under 2 g sodium (5 g salt) per day. Establishes that the average person already consumes more sodium than they need, the baseline against which athlete supplementation should be judged. Strong (public-health consensus).