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FitQuiz: Do You Know How Much Salt is Healthy For You?

Do you know how much salt is actually required by our bodies? Take the #FitQuiz and find out!

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If you thought keeping sugar and unhealthy fats out of your diet was sufficient for a healthy body, you’re in for a surprise. Turns out, it's not just sugar, carbs, trans and or saturated fats that impact your health, but also salt.

Salt is infamous for causing high blood pressure and problems of the heart. Cardiovascular diseases leads to some 2.3 million deaths in India every year. Thus, it’s important to check the sodium content of all that you’re consuming.

Do you know which part of your diet contains the most salt? Are you aware of the adverse effects of a high-salt diet? Why does our body need sodium?

Take this FitQuiz to find out.

Developed by: Achintya De and Shahadat Hussain

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