ArticleNutrients2015
Dietary Salt Intake and Discretionary Salt Use in Two General Population Samples in Australia: 2011 and 2014.
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- Socioeconomic Determinants of Sodium Intake in Adult Populations of High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.American journal of public health · 2017Pooled it
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to salt consumption in Nepal: Findings from the community-based management of non-communicable diseases project in Nepal (COBIN).Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2019Trial
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- Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to dietary salt intake and the acceptability of salt substitute among the Australian culturally and linguistically diverse community: An online survey.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2024Article
- Associations between protein to non-protein ratio and intakes of other dietary components in a cohort aged 65-75 years: the Nutrition for Healthy Living Study.Public health nutrition · 2023Article
- Outcomes of a state-wide salt reduction initiative in adults living in Victoria, Australia.European journal of nutrition · 2023Article
- Young Adults with Higher Salt Intake Have Inferior Hydration Status: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2022Article
- The estimated health impact of sodium reduction through food reformulation in Australia: A modeling study.PLoS medicine · 2021Article
- Are there socio-demographic differences in salt behaviours and fruit and vegetable consumption in Australian adults? A nationally representative cross-sectional survey.Nutrition journal · 2021Article
- Estimation of salt intake assessed by 24-h urinary sodium level among adults speaking different dialects from the Chaoshan region of southern China.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Diet quality and cognitive function in mid-aged and older men and women.BMC geriatrics · 2019Article
- Dietary Intake and Sources of Potassium in a Cross-Sectional Study of Australian Adults.Nutrients · 2019Article
- Self-Reported Measures of Discretionary Salt Use Accurately Estimated Sodium Intake Overall but not in Certain Subgroups of US Adults from 3 Geographic Regions in the Salt Sources Study.The Journal of nutrition · 2019Article
- Dietary sources of salt intake in adults and older people: a population-based study in a Brazilian town.Public health nutrition · 2019Article
- Comparison of salt-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviours between parents and caregivers of children under 18 years of age and other adults who do not care for children under 18 years of age in Victoria, Australia.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2019Article
- Salt intake and dietary sources of salt on weekdays and weekend days in Australian adults.Public health nutrition · 2018Article
- Protocol for the Process Evaluation of a Complex, Statewide Intervention to Reduce Salt Intake in Victoria, Australia.Nutrients · 2018Article
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Abstract
The limited Australian measures to reduce population sodium intake through national initiatives targeting sodium in the food supply have not been evaluated. The aim was, thus, to assess if there has been a change in salt intake and discretionary salt use between 2011 and 2014 in the state of Victoria, Australia. Adults drawn from a population sample provided 24 h urine collections and reported discretionary salt use in 2011 and 2014. The final sample included 307 subjects who participated in both surveys, 291 who participated in 2011 only, and 135 subjects who participated in 2014 only. Analysis included adjustment for age, gender, metropolitan area, weekend collection and participation in both surveys, where appropriate. In 2011, 598 participants: 53% female, age 57.1(12.0)(SD) years and in 2014, 442 participants: 53% female, age 61.2(10.7) years provided valid urine collections, with no difference in the mean urinary salt excretion between 2011: 7.9 (7.6, 8.2) (95% CI) g/salt/day and 2014: 7.8 (7.5, 8.1) g/salt/day (p = 0.589), and no difference in discretionary salt use: 35% (2011) and 36% (2014) reported adding salt sometimes or often/always at the table (p = 0.76). Those that sometimes or often/always added salt at the table and when cooking had 0.7 (0.7, 0.8) g/salt/day (p = 0.0016) higher salt excretion. There is no indication over this 3-year period that national salt reduction initiatives targeting the food supply have resulted in a population reduction in salt intake. More concerted efforts are required to reduce the salt content of manufactured foods, together with a consumer education campaign targeting the use of discretionary salt.
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