Data
Year of publication
2019
Type
Quantitative
Design
Cross-sectional
Classification
NOVA
Country studied
Brazil
Data
Secondary
Data Collected
One 24 hours recall
Study setting
Household
Age group of participant
Adults/45+
Participant sex
Mixed
Target population
Vulnerable (atherosclerotic patients)
Sample size
n=630 (participants)
Contribution of ultra-processed foods consumption in sodium ingestion of atherosclerotic disease patients, residents in the southern region of Brazil
Goal
Investigate the contribution of the consumption of processed products in the daily intake of sodium ingestion by athero-sclerotic disease patients.
Results
These findings have demonstrated that the majority of the studied patients exceeded the dietary sodium recommendation. It has also indicated that patient's male, have presented increased consumption of the mineral. Consequently, warning for the necessity of greater investments in the nutritional re-education of these patients
Authors
Cunha N de M, Frehner C, Zanini AC, & al.
Journal
Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
DOI