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• TITLE: Salt/Sodium Intake Estimation in Children and Adolescents of Costa Rica

  AUTHORS: Hilda Núñez-Rivas, Ileana Holst-Schumacher, Adriana Blanco-Metzler, María de los Angeles Montero-Campos, Natalia Campos-Saborío, Karla Benavides-Aguilar

  KEYWORDS: Salt, Sodium Intake, Children, Adolescents, Costa Rica

  JOURNAL NAME: Food and Nutrition Sciences, Vol.11 No.10, October 23, 2020

  ABSTRACT: The objectives of this study were to estimate sodium intake and to identify the main dietary sources of this nutrient in young people. Cross-sectional study performed in 2685 students from 64 schools and high-schools of Costa Rica. A food frequency survey was applied to study the food and beverage intake habits of the participants. The average daily sodium intake for children and adolescents 7 to 18 years of age was 3214 mg. Around 97% of the students had sodium intakes > 2300 mg per day with significant differences by age subgroup, sex and nutritional status due to excess body weight (p