The chart above compares the salt intake between male and female among all of age groups in 2000. It is also given that the recommended salt intake for both genders were 2,500 miligrams. Overall, male consumed more salt than female in all age groups, with the highest one was between the age of 20 to 39 years old and lowest one was under 6 years old. Salt consumption started getting higher when the people getting more mature and they started eating less salt the moment they got older.
In detail, boys under 6 consumed salt below the recommended salt intake of 2,200 miligrams. The consumption increased above the recommended intake into 3,600 years old for boys aged at 6 to 11 years old. The intake grew up among the age groups, averaging at 4,300 miligrams for 12-19 and 4.500 miligrams for 20-39. However, men in higher age groups receiving less salt intake, with 40-60 years old male consumed 4,000 miligrams salt and about 3,700 miligrams salt was consumed by men over 60.
Different case from the male, women received less salt intake in any age groups. Girls under 6 spent 1,300 miligrams of salt and the number getting higher the older they got. The salt intake soared into 3,000 miligrams for the females aged 6-11 and consumption levelled up for women aged 12-19. Following this, the intake had a slight increase at around 3,100 miligrams for women aged 20-39 until it was gradually plummeted, 2,900 miligrams for women aged 40-60, and 2,500 miligrams for older women aged over 50, which is the recommended salt intake for the body.