Innovative equipment to monitor and control salt usage when cooking at home: iMC SALT research protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Excessive salt intake is a public health concern due to its deleterious impact on health. Most of the salt consumed come from those that are added when cooking. This study will improve knowledge on the effectiveness of interventions to reduce salt consumption among consumers.

Methods and analysis

In this randomised clinical trial, we will be evaluating the efficacy of an intervention-the Salt Control H, an innovative prototype equipment to monitor and control use of salt when cooking-among workers from a public university, with the aim of reducing their dietary salt intake. We will randomly select 260 workers who meet the eligibility criteria and who are enrolled to an occupational health appointment and randomise them into one of the two arms of the study (eith

SUBMITTER: Goncalves C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7239520 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature