Asian American Dietary Sources of Sodium and Salt Behaviors Compared with Other Racial/Ethnic Groups, NHANES, 2011-2012
Author(s) -
Melanie J. Firestone,
Jeannette M. Beasley,
Simona C. Kwon,
Jiyoung Ahn,
Chau TrinhShevrin,
Stella S. Yi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
ethnicity and disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1945-0826
pISSN - 1049-510X
DOI - 10.18865/ed.27.3.241
Subject(s) - ethnic group , medicine , national health and nutrition examination survey , asian americans , environmental health , demography , sodium , dietary sodium , population , gerontology , blood pressure , chemistry , organic chemistry , sociology , anthropology
Asian Americans consume more sodium than other racial/ethnic groups. The purpose of this analysis was to describe major sources of sodium intake to inform sodium reduction initiatives.
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