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
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.
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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