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Age or Gender Group
|
Food Source
|
Percentage of Sodium Contributed
|
|
Males > 70 yrs
|
Sandwiches (excl. burgers)
|
17.5
|
|
Bread
|
4.2
|
|
Vegetable mixtures (incl. soup)
|
3.3
|
|
Cold cereal
|
3.2
|
|
Cooked potatoes—not fried
|
2.9
|
|
Eggs
|
2.8
|
|
Chicken
|
2.6
|
|
Pasta dishes, Italian style
|
2.4
|
|
Bacon or sausage
|
2.3
|
|
Salad (greens)
|
2.3
|
|
Sum
|
43.7
|
|
Females > 70 yrs
|
Sandwiches (excl. burgers)
|
15.4
|
|
Bread
|
4.3
|
|
Salad (greens)
|
3.5
|
|
Cooked potatoes—not fried
|
3.3
|
|
Vegetable mixtures (incl. soup)
|
3.1
|
|
Cold cereal
|
2.9
|
|
Meat mixtures with red meat
|
2.7
|
|
Meat soup
|
2.4
|
|
Chicken
|
2.3
|
|
Cheese
|
2.1
|
|
Sum
|
41.8
|
|
Pregnant and lactating females
|
Sandwiches (excl. burgers)
|
12.6
|
|
Pizza with meat
|
5.1
|
|
Salad (greens)
|
3.7
|
|
Cheese
|
3.7
|
|
Hamburgers, cheeseburgers
|
3.6
|
|
Chicken
|
3.6
|
|
Mexican entrées
|
3.2
|
|
Macaroni and cheese
|
2.9
|
|
Cold cereal
|
2.8
|
|
Eggs
|
2.6
|
|
Sum
|
43.6
|
|
SOURCE: NHANES 2003–2006.
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