Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States

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Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States (2010)
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. "5 Sodium Intake Estimates for 2003–2006 and Description of Dietary Sources." Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2010.

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Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States

TABLE 5-2 Usual Sodium Intake from Foods^a with Percentile Distributions for Persons 2 or More Years of Age

	Usual Intake Percentiles (mg/d)								Excessive Intake
	5th	10th	25th	Median	SE	75th	90th	95th	% > UL	SE
All ages 2+ years	1,846	2,114	2,615	3,268	9	4,044	4,879	5,454	88	1
Children
2–5 years	1,455	1,619	1,922	2,311	16	2,767	3,250	3,579	87	2
6–18 years^a	2,028	2,268	2,711	3,272	13	3,920	4,607	5,083	93	1
Adults
Men, 19+ years	2,324	2,648	3,243	3,995	18	4,861	5,761	6,365	95	1
Women, 19+ years^b	1,679	1,897	2,293	2,794	13	3,364	3,952	4,357	75	1
All adults, 19+ years^b	1,845	2,126	2,654	3,344	13	4,166	5,048	5,652	86	1
NOTE: d = day; mg = milligram; SE = standard error; UL = Tolerable Upper Intake Level (see Appendix F, Table F-3). ^aIncludes salt added in cooking and food preparation. ^bExcludes pregnant and lactating women; data for these persons are shown in Appendix F, Table F-3 SOURCE: NHANES 2003–2006.