Sodium Reduction in US Households' Packaged Food and Beverage Purchases, 2000 to 2014.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Initiatives to reduce sodium in packaged foods have been launched in the United States, yet corresponding changes in the amount of sodium that US households obtain from packaged foods have not been evaluated, to our knowledge.

Objective

To assess 15-year changes in the amount of sodium that US households acquire from packaged food purchases, the sodium content of purchases, and the proportion of households that have purchases with optimal sodium density.

Design, setting, and participants

Longitudinal study of US households in the 2000 to 2014 Nielsen Homescan Consumer Panel, a population-based sample of households that used barcode scanners to record all packaged foods purchased throughout the year. Time-varying brand- and product-specific nutrition informa

SUBMITTER: Poti JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5543326 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature