Restaurant interventions for salt reduction in China: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Salt intake in China is high, and most of it comes from that added by consumers. Nevertheless, recent years have seen a rapid increase in the frequency at which people eat out. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions designed for salt reduction in restaurants through a randomised controlled trial in China.

Methods and analysis

As a randomised controlled trial with restaurants as study subjects, we recruited 192 restaurants from 12 counties of 6 provinces in China. After the baseline survey, restaurants were randomly assigned to intervention or control group. Using social cognitive theory, comprehensive intervention activities were designed to encourage salt reduction in all restaurant foods, and at the same time, to encourage cons

SUBMITTER: Du W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7713225 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature