bar chart show information about salt intake in the us in 2000

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salt

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consumption among males and

females

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in the UK in 2000, categorized by

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groups ranging from under 6 years to over 60 years old.

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, males and

females

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aged 6 to 60 consumed more

salt

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than the recommended daily

intake

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of 2500

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. Male consumption, which was consistently higher than that of

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, decreased significantly with

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. For males,

salt

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intake

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was slightly above 2000

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in the under-6

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group, falling short of the recommended amount by 500

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. Consumption

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increased steadily with

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, peaking at nearly 4500

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in the 20–39

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group. From the

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of 40 onwards,

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intake

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declined steadily but still remained at least 1000

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above the recommended level.

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,

females

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consumed around 1250

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of

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when under 6 years old.

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figure rose to 3000

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for those aged 6–11 and stayed relatively stable across most

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groups. Notably, women over 60 consumed exactly the recommended amount of 2500

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, marking the lowest

intake

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among

all female

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groups.