CDC: Children eat too much sodium
September 12, 2014 | 08:00 AM
In a report with implications for changes to the school meals program, the Centers for Disease Control reported this week that 90 percent of Americans between the ages of 6 and 18 eat substantially too much sodium.
The study said CDC researchers determined that about 43 percent of sodium eaten by children comes from the 10 foods they eat most often: pizza, bread and rolls, cold cuts and cured meats, savory snacks, sandwiches, cheese, chicken patties, nuggets and tenders, pasta mixed dishes, Mexican mixed dishes and soups.
The Agriculture Department has not yet finalized salt guidelines under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, but food companies have already said that the preliminary guidelines make it more difficult to make food tasty and to keep it from spoiling.
Centers for Disease Control Vital Signs — Reducing Sodium in Children’s Diets
The study said CDC researchers determined that about 43 percent of sodium eaten by children comes from the 10 foods they eat most often: pizza, bread and rolls, cold cuts and cured meats, savory snacks, sandwiches, cheese, chicken patties, nuggets and tenders, pasta mixed dishes, Mexican mixed dishes and soups.
The Agriculture Department has not yet finalized salt guidelines under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, but food companies have already said that the preliminary guidelines make it more difficult to make food tasty and to keep it from spoiling.
Centers for Disease Control Vital Signs — Reducing Sodium in Children’s Diets
