The Dietary Reference Intake for sodium is 1.5 grams per day, but most people in the United States consume more than 2.3 grams per day, the minimum amount that promotes hypertension; this in turn causes 7.6 million premature deaths worldwide.
ðə dˈaɪətɚɹi ɹˈɛfɹəns ˈɪnteɪk fɔːɹ sˈoʊdiəm ɪz wˈʌn.fˈaɪv ɡɹˈæmz pɜː dˈeɪ, bˌʌt mˈoʊst pˈiːpəl ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kənsˈuːm mˈoːɹ ðɐn tˈuː.θɹˈiː ɡɹˈæmz pɜː dˈeɪ, ðə mˈɪnɪməm ɐmˈaʊnt ðæt pɹəmˈoʊts hˌaɪpɚtˈɛnʃən; ðɪs ɪn tˈɜːn kˈɔːzᵻz sˈɛvən.sˈɪks mˈɪliən pɹɪmətʃˈʊɹ dˈɛθs wˈɜːldwaɪd.