Abstract 17875: The Potential Impact of a New Sodium Reduction Technology on Dietary Intakes & Health Outcomes: NHANES Modeling

Average sodium intake in America is over 3000 mg/day, greatly exceeding recommended intakes of 2300 mg/day and for certain at risk groups of 1500 mg/day. Using data from NHANES 2007-2010 with exclusions for unreliable data and pregnant or lactating females, we modeled the potential impact on sodium intake with the use of a sodium reduction technology: SODA LO TM Salt Microspheres (Tate & Lyle, Hoffman Estates, IL). Based on potential usage levels provided by Tate & Lyle food developers, 953 foods were targeted for reduction. Suggested sodium reductions ranged from 20-30% depending on the particular food. We modeled sodium usual intakes by assuming four levels of market penetration (10, 20, 50, and 100%). SAS 9.2 and SUDAAN 11 are used for all calculations, the National Cancer Institute method (covariates used included recall day sequence, DRI age groups, and weekend intake indicator) was used for usual intake determination with and without sodium reduction scenarios, and NHANES survey weights were used in all calculations Analyses were assessed by five age groups (2+, 2-18, 19+,19-50, 51+ years of age), for gender combined and males and females separately. At the estimated 100% market penetration a sodium reduction of 274, 281, 271, 290, and 244 mg/day for those 2+, 2-18, 19+,19-50, 51+ years of age was estimated, respectively. The reductions were greater (p