过去40年间，中国成年人平均每天食盐摄入量在10克以上，超过世界卫生组织推荐量的两倍。
Salt intake in China is confirmed to be among the highest in the world, with adults over the past four decades consistently consuming on average above 10 grams of salt a day, more than twice the recommended limit, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London.
他们发现，中国3到6岁的儿童每天摄入5克盐，这是世界卫生组织推荐成人摄入量的最大值。
They found that Chinese children aged three-to-six years old are eating five grams of salt every day—the maximum amount of salt recommended by the World Health Organization for adults.
研究人员认为原因包括中国政府在提高全民减盐认识方面做了很多努力，也包括百姓因一年四季蔬菜丰富而对腌菜等食品的依赖逐渐减少。
The report attributes the decline to both governmental efforts in salt awareness education and the lessened reliance on pickled food – owing to a greater year-round availability of vegetables.
不过这种下降趋势并未出现在中国南方。南方居民食盐摄入量从上世纪80年代的平均每天8.8克，增加到如今的10.2克。
研究人员认为原因可能是政府的减盐努力被一些因素抵消，如人们更多摄入加工食品、更多在外就餐。
But this trend of decrease was not seen in southern China, which has vastly increased from 8.8g a day in the 1980s to 10.2g a day in the 2010s, mainly resulting from the growing consumption of processed foods and out-of-home meals.
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