FIGURE S-2. Trends in mean sodium intake from food for three gender/age groups, 1971–1974 to 2003–2006.

FIGURE S-2Trends in mean sodium intake from food for three gender/age groups, 1971–1974 to 2003–2006

NOTES: Analyzed using one-day mean intake data for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003–2006 to be consistent with earlier analyses and age-adjusted to the 2000 Census; includes salt used in cooking and food preparation, but not salt added to food at the table. d = day; mg = milligram.

SOURCE: Briefel and Johnson (2004) for 1971–2000 data; NHANES for 2003–2006 data.

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Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States.
Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake; Henney JE, Taylor CL, Boon CS, editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2010.
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