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Sodium content of lunches and snacks provided in Australian long day care centres: a cross-sectional study
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posted on 2018-02-28, 00:00 authored by Siobhan O'HalloranSiobhan O'Halloran, Katie LacyKatie Lacy, Carley GrimesCarley Grimes, Karen CampbellKaren Campbell, Caryl NowsonCaryl NowsonWe determined the average amount of sodium provided in lunches and snacks and the average amount of sodium consumed at lunch in a convenience sample of Australian preschool children attending Long Day Care (LDC). Sodium content of lunches and snacks was determined from standardised recipes. Individual children's sodium intake was estimated by a validated visual plate waste scale method. Five recipes (lunch n = 35, snacks n = 70) collected from 7 LDC centres; 95 children (50 boys) mean age 3.5 (SD) (0.2) years lunch intakes were assessed. Average total amount of sodium provided from two snacks and one lunch: 590 (146) mg, representing ~59% of the Australian Upper Level (UL) of intake (1000 mg/day sodium). Average total amount of sodium consumed: 541 (98) mg representing ~54% of the UL. Across all centres, the average sodium and energy consumed from lunch: 186 (108) mg (~19% of UL); 948 (437) kJ (38% of energy allowance); morning snacks: 63 (45) mg (6% of UL), 535 (183) kJ (21% of energy allowance); afternoon snacks: 291 (97) mg (29% of UL), 464 (171) kJ energy (46% of energy allowance). Australian LDC centres providing lunches cooked on site resulted in relatively low-sodium lunches.
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NutrientsVolume
10Issue
3Article number
284Pagination
1 - 11Publisher
MDPILocation
Basel, SwitzerlandPublisher DOI
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2072-6643Language
engPublication classification
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