NUTR100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Dietary Reference Intake, Stomach Cancer, Kidney Disease
13 Apr 2016
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Canadians eat ~3400mg of sodium each day, more than double the amount we need. Sodium: essential nutrient found in salt and many foods. Federal, provincial and territorial (fpt) governments are helping create conditions that make the healthier choice the easier choice: Working to increase awareness and education of canadians. Providing guidance to assist the food industry, lower the amount of sodium in processed foods. Goal: reduce the average sodium intake of canadians to 2300mg per day by 2016. People over the age of 1 year: 1000-1500mg sodium per day (adequate intake) People aged 14 and over should not eat more than 2300mg sodium per day (tolerable upper intake level) Among people aged 9-70, over 85% of men and 60%-80% of women had sodium intakes exceeding the ul. Children: 77% aged 1-3 years and 93% aged 4-8 years exceed the ul for sodium. Actual sodium consumption estimated to be higher, people tend to underestimate the quantities on self-reported surveys.
