International Journal of Food and Nutritional Science International Journal of Food and Nutritional Science International Journal of Food and Nutritional Science International Journal of Food and Nutritional Science 2377-0619Ommega Online PublishersNew Jersey, USA252710.15436/2377-0619.19.2527Research ArticleCan Dietary Sodium Be Modified by Physician’s Advice? Data from Sodium and Potassium Intake among US Adults from 2003-2014Can Dietary Sodium Be Modified by Physician’s Advice? Data from Sodium and Potassium Intake among US Adults from 2003-2014GuangHaoDepartment of Population Health Sciences Medical College of Georgia Augusta University Augusta GAEditor* E-mail: haoguang2015@hotmail.com
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
20191406201962IJFNS-19-RA-252728052019100620192019Creative Commons Attribution LicenseThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.Evidence has confirmed that high sodium and low potassium intake increases the risks of hypertension and cardiovascular disease yet the recent changes of sodium and potassium intake have not been evaluated The aims of this study is to examine recent trends in the intake of sodium and potassium in US adults in 2003- 2014 using the data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys NHANES and to explore the effect of doctor rsquo s advice on salt reduction Study participants were 24 198 US adults who had their 24-hour dietary recall data recorded twice Fewer than 2 and 11-15 of US adults consumed lt 1500 and lt 2300 mg d sodium Further less than 3 adults consumed ge 4300 mg d potassium during 2003-2014 The estimated mean sodium and potassium intake did not significantly change over time Overall 47 1 US adults reported an action of salt reduction and 21 2 were told by doctors to reduce the amount of sodiumin their diet There was no statistically significant difference in salt reduction between participants with the cardio-metabolic disease who were told to reduce salt and those who were not P 0 053 However participants who reported taking action to reduce sodium consumption had 150 mg lower sodium intake compared with those who did not P 0 013 In conclusion the proportion of participants who meet the national recommendations for sodium and potassium intake was low and did not change over time during 2003-2014 Better strategies are needed to improve the physician effect on patient rsquo s sodium intake 10