Sodium and Potassium Intake in Residents of Retirement Homes

Excessive salt intake and its impact on health is a public health problem in many regions of the world. The currently estimated dietary intake of salt among free-living adults is well above the WHO recommendations. Over the years, the number of residents in retirement homes has increased. Besides th...

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Published in:Nutrients 2020-09, Vol.12 (9), p.2725
Main Authors: Rejec, Boštjan, Golja, Petra, Hlastan Ribič, Cirila, Klemenc, Matjaž
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Diet - statistics & numerical data
Diet Surveys
Dietary intake
Female
Geriatrics
Homes for the Aged - statistics & numerical data
Humans
intake
Male
Middle Aged
Nutrition
Nutritional Status
Older people
Potassium
Potassium - urine
Potassium, Dietary - analysis
Public health
Recommended Dietary Allowances
residents
Retirement
Retirement homes
salt
Salts
Slovenia
Sodium
Sodium - urine
Sodium, Dietary - analysis
Womens health
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Summary:Excessive salt intake and its impact on health is a public health problem in many regions of the world. The currently estimated dietary intake of salt among free-living adults is well above the WHO recommendations. Over the years, the number of residents in retirement homes has increased. Besides this, the nutrition of elderly people may be affected by physiological changes that occur with aging. The question is whether residents of retirement homes receive a more balanced diet, or whether the trend of excessive salt consumption continues even among institutionalised elderly people. Salt and potassium intake were assessed by measuring sodium and potassium excretion over 24 h in urine collected from a sample of residents of three retirement homes in the Goriška region, Slovenia. The average salt intake was 8.3 (2.9) g/day, which was significantly higher ( < 0.001) in men than in women (10.1 (3.1) vs. 7.3 (2.2) g/day, respectively). The estimated total daily potassium intake was 2.6 (0.6) g/day in men and 2.0 (0.8) g/day in women (mean 2.2 (0.8) g/day). The ratio of sodium to potassium was 1.53 (0.48). The salt intake among residents of retirement homes in the Goriška region, especially in men, exceeds the WHO recommended daily intake of
ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643
DOI:10.3390/nu12092725