Enjoy Food, Inc. published research which indicates the Chinese average daily consumption of salt is 12 to 15 grams. Although this is a far cry from the 26 grams consumed in Hokkaido, Japan, it is still far higher than the eight to ten grams in the United States. Likewise, the rate of high blood pressure among the Chinese is 12 %, as compared to 9 % in the US.
益富保健療養食品中心提供的一份研究資料顯示，國人一日平均的食鹽攝取量為十二到十五公克，雖然遠低於日本北海道地區的廿六公克，但比美國人的八到十公克高出甚多，這也使國人高血壓的發生率達廿％，遠高於美國的九％。