Monitoring the Sodium Content of Restaurant Foods

Public Health Challenges and Opportunities

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ID11034286
AuthorsJoyce Maalouf (Joyce Maalouf, Mary E. Cogswell, Janelle P. Gunn, and Robert Merritt are with the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Joyce Maalouf is also with Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN. Christine J. Curtis is with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Nutrition Strategy Program New York, NY. Donna Rhodes and Kathy Hoy are...), Mary E Cogswell (0000-0001-6032-3774, Joyce Maalouf, Mary E. Cogswell, Janelle P. Gunn, and Robert Merritt are with the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Joyce Maalouf is also with Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN. Christine J. Curtis is with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Nutrition Strategy Program New York, NY. Donna Rhodes and Kathy Hoy are...), Janelle P Gunn (0000-0003-3565-5106, Joyce Maalouf, Mary E. Cogswell, Janelle P. Gunn, and Robert Merritt are with the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Joyce Maalouf is also with Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN. Christine J. Curtis is with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Nutrition Strategy Program New York, NY. Donna Rhodes and Kathy Hoy are...), Christine Johnson Curtis (0000-0001-8973-3478, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion), Donna Rhodes (Joyce Maalouf, Mary E. Cogswell, Janelle P. Gunn, and Robert Merritt are with the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Joyce Maalouf is also with Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN. Christine J. Curtis is with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Nutrition Strategy Program New York, NY. Donna Rhodes and Kathy Hoy are...), Kathy Hoy (Joyce Maalouf, Mary E. Cogswell, Janelle P. Gunn, and Robert Merritt are with the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Joyce Maalouf is also with Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN. Christine J. Curtis is with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Nutrition Strategy Program New York, NY. Donna Rhodes and Kathy Hoy are...), Pamela Pehrsson (0000-0003-0318-3773, Joyce Maalouf, Mary E. Cogswell, Janelle P. Gunn, and Robert Merritt are with the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Joyce Maalouf is also with Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN. Christine J. Curtis is with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Nutrition Strategy Program New York, NY. Donna Rhodes and Kathy Hoy are...), Melissa Nickle (Joyce Maalouf, Mary E. Cogswell, Janelle P. Gunn, and Robert Merritt are with the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Joyce Maalouf is also with Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN. Christine J. Curtis is with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Nutrition Strategy Program New York, NY. Donna Rhodes and Kathy Hoy are...), Robert Merritt (0000-0001-7688-8112, Joyce Maalouf, Mary E. Cogswell, Janelle P. Gunn, and Robert Merritt are with the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Joyce Maalouf is also with Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN. Christine J. Curtis is with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Nutrition Strategy Program New York, NY. Donna Rhodes and Kathy Hoy are...)
Year2013
Volume103
Issue9
Pagese21-e30
Publication date2013-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2013.301442
PMID23865701
OpenAlexW2075687742
LanguageEN
References cited31

We reviewed methods of studies assessing restaurant foods’ sodium content and nutrition databases. We systematically searched the 1964–2012 literature and manually examined references in selected articles and studies. Twenty-six (5.2%) of the 499 articles we found met the inclusion criteria and were abstracted. Five were conducted nationally. Sodium content determination methods included laboratory analysis (n = 15), point-of-purchase nutrition information or restaurants’ Web sites (n = 8), and menu analysis with a nutrient database (n = 3). There is no comprehensive data system that provides all information needed to monitor changes in sodium or other nutrients among restaurant foods. Combining information from different sources and methods may help inform a comprehensive system to monitor sodium content reduction efforts in the US food supply and to develop future strategies

Agricultural science · Environmental health · Food labeling · Food supply · Inclusion (mineral) · Nutrition information · Public health · Sodium · The Internet · Web site · World Wide Web · Chemistry · Computer Science · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Environmental Science · Food Science · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Psychology · Sodium Intake and Health

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