Assessment of Sodium and Potassium Intakes in Children Aged 6 to 18 Years by 24 h Urinary Excretion in City of Rabat, Morocco

Joint Authors

El Kari, Khalid
Hamrani, Abdeslam
Saeid, Naima
Benjeddou, Kaoutar
Bouziani, Amina
Benkirane, Hasnae
Taboz, Youness
Latifa, Qandoussi
Belghiti, Hakim
El Berri, Hicham
El Hamdouchi, Asmaa
El Mzibri, Mohamed
Aguenaou, Hassan

Source

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism

Issue

Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-8, 8 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2018-08-01

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

8

Main Subjects

Nutrition & Dietetics

Abstract EN

Background.

The incidence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) has greatly increased, mainly due to high level of dietary sodium.

Thus, reduction of sodium intake in population has been recognized as one of the most cost-effective strategies to reduce NCDs.

The aim of this study was to estimate sodium and potassium consumption in a sample of Moroccan children as a baseline study to implement national strategy for salt intake reduction.

Methods.

The study was conducted on 131 children aged 6–18 years recruited from Rabat and its region.

Sodium excretion and potassium excretion were measured on 24 h urinary collection, and the creatinine excretion was used to validate completeness of urine collections.

Results.

The average of urinary sodium was 2235.3 ± 823.2 mg/day, and 50% of children consume more than 2 g/d of sodium (equivalent to 5 g/day of salt), recommended by the WHO.

However, daily urinary excretion of potassium was 1431 ± 636.5 mg/day, and 75% of children consume less than adequate intake.

Sodium consumption increased significantly with age.

Of particular interest, 46.7% of children aged 6–8 years and 49.3% of children aged 9–13 years consume more than the corresponding upper limits.

Conclusions.

Children have high sodium and low potassium status.

There is evidence of the urgent need to implement a strategy for reduction of dietary sodium intake in Morocco.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Saeid, Naima& El Mzibri, Mohamed& Hamrani, Abdeslam& Latifa, Qandoussi& Belghiti, Hakim& El Berri, Hicham…[et al.]. 2018. Assessment of Sodium and Potassium Intakes in Children Aged 6 to 18 Years by 24 h Urinary Excretion in City of Rabat, Morocco. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Saeid, Naima…[et al.]. Assessment of Sodium and Potassium Intakes in Children Aged 6 to 18 Years by 24 h Urinary Excretion in City of Rabat, Morocco. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1195482

American Medical Association (AMA)

Saeid, Naima& El Mzibri, Mohamed& Hamrani, Abdeslam& Latifa, Qandoussi& Belghiti, Hakim& El Berri, Hicham…[et al.]. Assessment of Sodium and Potassium Intakes in Children Aged 6 to 18 Years by 24 h Urinary Excretion in City of Rabat, Morocco. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1195482

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1195482