A shocking new study by Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) has found that Indians are consuming an alarmingly high level of salt. This is dangerous for a country where high blood pressure and cardiovascular diseases affect a large percentage of the population. Various scientific studies have proven that high sodium levels and diseases like hypertension and heart attacks are linked. According to PTI, the new study, which was conducted in Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi revealed that the two north Indian states consumed 9.5 gms of salt per day and the southern state consumed 10.4 gms per day. WHO