The World Health Organization calls on the Europeans to reduce salt consumption

4 out of 6 deaths in Europe date back to cardiovascular disease, equivalent to 10,000 cases per day and four million annually, according to the World Health Organization, which urged Europeans to reduce their salt consumption. A statement from the organization quoted its regional director Hans on Wednesday, saying that the implementation of certain policies to reduce salt consumption by 25% can save the lives of approximately 900,000 people by 2030 as it is alienated by death as a result of a cardiovascular disease. In Europe, one in three adults, between the ages of 30 and 79, suffers from high blood pressure, and often due to their salt consumption. The daily average salt consumption in 51 out of 53 European countries exceeds the maximum that the World Health Organization recommends, which is five grams (teaspoon), and the reason is due to the consumption of large amounts of processed foods. The World Health Organization emphasized that “eating large amounts of salt increases blood pressure, which is one of the most important factors of cardiovascular disease, such as heart attacks and strokes.” Europe has recorded the highest incidence of blood pressure in the world, and the organization explained that European men have the risk of death due to cardiovascular disease more than women by 50%. There is also a geographical factor that is the increasing possibility for the death of people between the ages of 30 and 69 years due to a disease of this kind, about five times in Eastern Europe and Central Asia in Western Europe.