RT Journal Article
T1 Sources of Dietary Sodium in Food and Beverages Consumed by Spanish Schoolchildren between 7 and 11 Years Old by the Degree of Processing and the Nutritional Profile
A1 Cuadrado Soto, Esther
A1 Peral Suárez, África
A1 Aparicio Vizuete, Aranzazu
A1 Perea, Jose
A1 Ortega Anta, Rosa María
A1 López Sobaler, Ana María
AB Excessive salt intake has negative effects on health and persists as a dietary problem in Spanish children. However, the analysis of dietary sodium sources has not been extensively studied. A group of 321 children between 7 and 11 years old from five Spanish regional communities was studied. A three-day dietary record was used to determine the contribution of food and beverages to dietary sodium intake. The food consumed was classified based on the level of processing (NOVA classification) and the nutritional profile. Boys consumed more dietary sodium and sodium from ultra-processed food (UPF) than girls (p < 0.05). The main sources of dietary sodium from discretionary food were meat and meat products (25.1%), some ready-to-eat and pre-cooked dishes (7.4%) and sugars and sweets (6.3%). More than 4/5 of the total dietary sodium consumed came from processed foods (PF) and UPF. Ready-to-eat and pre-cooked dishes (14.4%), meat and meat products (10.6%), and cereals (10.2%) were the most relevant UPF. These results demonstrate that a key point for Spanish children is a reduction in the sodium content in PF and UPF, whether these foods are for basic or discretionary consumption. Furthermore, a decrease in the frequency and the quantity of discretionary food consumption should be encouraged.
SN 2072-6643
YR 2018
FD 2018-12-03
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/12743
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/12743
LA eng
NO Cuadrado Soto, E., Peral Suárez, Á., Aparicio Vizuete, A. et al. «Sources of Dietary Sodium in Food and Beverages Consumed by Spanish Schoolchildren between 7 and 11 Years Old by the Degree of Processing and the Nutritional Profile». Nutrients, vol. 10, n.o 12, diciembre de 2018, p. 1880. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10121880.
NO Universidad Complutense de Madrid
DS Docta Complutense
RD 10 abr 2025