Sodium Content and Sodium Intake Contributions of Store-Bought and Restaurant-Prepared Foods in Their As-Eaten Form: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2009-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Guidance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) includes targets for the food industry to voluntarily reduce the sodium content (mg/100 g) of packaged, processed, and prepared foods sold by stores and restaurants. Assessments of sodium intake by the United States population are needed to inform sodium-reduction efforts.

Objectives

The objectives of this study were to assess the sodium content and sodium intake contributions of categories and subgroups of foods obtained from stores and restaurants and determine sodium intake reductions that would be achieved by meeting FDA targets.

Methods

Analyses used dietary data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, What We Eat in America (WWEIA), 2009-2018, to assess sodium in foo

SUBMITTER: Keast DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11480230 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature