Evaluation of a state-wide intervention on salt intake in primary schoolchildren living in Victoria, Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In 2015, the Victorian Salt Reduction Partnership launched a 4-year multifaceted salt reduction intervention designed to reduce salt intake by 1 g/d in children and adults living in Victoria, Australia. Child-relevant intervention strategies included a consumer awareness campaign targeting parents and food industry engagement seeking to reduce salt levels in processed foods. This study aimed to assess trends in salt intake, dietary sources of salt and discretionary salt use in primary schoolchildren pre- and post-delivery of the intervention.

Design

Repeated cross-sectional surveys were completed at baseline (2010-2013) and follow-up (2018-2019). Salt intake was measured via 24-h urinary Na excretion, discretionary salt use behaviours by self-report and sources of

SUBMITTER: Grimes CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10346046 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature