Simulating the impact of sodium reduction from packaged foods on population sodium intake in US adults and children.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To simulate the impact that Na reductions in food categories that are the largest contributors to dietary Na intake would have on population Na intake from packaged foods among US adults and children.

Design

24 h Dietary recall data were used. For each store-bought packaged food product reported by participants, we generated sales-weighted Na content at the median and 25th percentile using Nutrition Facts Panel data from 193 195 products purchased by US households. The impact that Na reductions would have on population Na intake, overall and by sociodemographic subgroup, was examined.

Settings

US households.

Participants

Children aged 2-18 years (n 2948) and adults aged >18 years (n 4878), 2011-2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

SUBMITTER: Dunford EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7024048 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature