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Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States (2010)
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Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States

TABLE F-3 Usual Sodium Intake Distributions from Foods by Age or Gender for Persons 2 or More Years of Age

 

Usual Intake Percentiles (mg/d)

n

AI

UL

5th

10th

25th

All ages 2+ yrs

16,822

 

 

1,846

2,114

2,615

Children

 

 

 

 

 

 

2–3 yrs

921

1,000

1,500

1,344

1,498

1,783

4–8 yrs

1,680

1,200

1,900

1,830

2,004

2,327

Males

 

 

 

 

 

 

9–13 yrs

1,009

1,500

2,200

2,474

2,669

3,016

14–18 yrs

1,351

1,500

2,300

2,417

2,755

3,377

19–30 yrs

1,097

1,500

2,300

2,737

3,066

3,659

31–50 yrs

1,439

1,500

2,300

2,648

2,981

3,585

51–70 yrs

1,215

1,300

2,300

2,161

2,446

2,974

> 70 yrs

808

1,200

2,300

1,784

2,004

2,413

Femalesa

 

 

 

 

 

 

9–13 yrs

1,039

1,500

2,200

1,907

2,117

2,492

14–18 yrs

1,250

1,500

2,300

1,840

2,047

2,431

19–30 yrs

914

1,500

2,300

1,841

2,076

2,496

31–50 yrs

1,350

1,500

2,300

1,774

2,003

2,417

51–70 yrs

1,251

1,300

2,300

1,659

1,864

2,236

> 70 yrs

787

1,200

2,300

1,491

1,663

1,971

Pregnant and lactating femalesb

711

1,500

2,300

2,112

2,378

2,841

Pregnant females

623

1,500

2,300

2,131

2,392

2,865

Lactating females

99

1,500

2,300

2,147

2,383

2,785

NOTES: AI = Adequate Intake; d = day; mg = milligram; n = unweighted sample size; food sources include salt added in cooking and food preparation; SE = standard error; UL = Tolerable Upper Intake Level.

aExcludes pregnant and lactating females (shown separately).

bIncludes 11 females who were pregnant and lactating.

SOURCE: NHANES 2003–2006.

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Front Matter (R1-R12)
Summary (1-16)
1 Introduction (17-28)
2 Sodium Intake Reduction: An Important But Elusive Public Health Goal (29-66)
3 Taste and Flavor Roles of Sodium in Foods: A Unique Challenge to Reducing Sodium Intake (67-90)
4 Preservation and Physical Property Roles of Sodium in Foods (91-118)
5 Sodium Intake Estimates for 2003–2006 and Description of Dietary Sources (119-152)
6 The Food Environment: Key to Formulating Strategies for Change in Sodium Intake (153-212)
7 The Regulatory Framework: A Powerful and Adaptable Tool for Sodium Intake Reduction (213-234)
8 Committee's Considerations and Basis for Recommendations (235-284)
9 Recommended Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake and to Monitor Their Effectiveness (285-296)
10 Next Steps (297-316)
Committee Member Biographical Sketches (317-324)
Appendix A: Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Glossary (325-334)
Appendix B: Government Initiatives and Past Recommendations of the National Academies, the World Health Organization, and Other Health Professional Organizations (335-356)
Appendix C: International Efforts to Reduce Sodium Consumption (357-404)
Appendix D: Salt Substitutes and Enhancers (405-408)
Appendix E: Background on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys and Data Analysis Methods (409-416)
Appendix F: Sodium Intake Tables (417-442)
Appendix G: National Salt Reduction Initiative Coordinated by the New York City Health Department (443-452)
Appendix H: Federal Rulemaking Process (453-456)
Appendix I: Nutrition Facts Panel (457-458)
Appendix J: State and Local Sodium Labeling Initiatives (459-466)
Appendix K: Approach to Linking Universal Product Code (UPC) Sales Data to the Nutrition Facts Panel (467-468)
Appendix L: Public Information-Gathering Workshop Agenda (469-472)
Index (473-494)