Development of an online tool for sodium intake assessment in Mexico
Excess sodium intake is associated with adverse health effects, and reducing its intake is a strategy that improves population health. However, estimating sodium intake is challenging and new options for assessment are needed. This review describes the design and development of a web-based, publicly...
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| author | Eloisa Colín-Ramírez Raúl Cartas-Rosado Paola Vannesa Miranda Alatriste Ángeles Espinosa Cuevas JoAnne Arcand Josefina C. Morales Guerrero Lorena Cassis Nosthas Susana Rivera-Mancía Maite Vallejo Allende Ricardo Correa-Rotter |
| author_facet | Eloisa Colín-Ramírez Raúl Cartas-Rosado Paola Vannesa Miranda Alatriste Ángeles Espinosa Cuevas JoAnne Arcand Josefina C. Morales Guerrero Lorena Cassis Nosthas Susana Rivera-Mancía Maite Vallejo Allende Ricardo Correa-Rotter |
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| description | Excess sodium intake is associated with adverse health effects, and reducing its intake is a strategy that improves population health. However, estimating sodium intake is challenging and new options for assessment are needed. This review describes the design and development of a web-based, publicly-accessible, dietary sodium intake screening tool (Calculadora de Sodio) for individuals in Mexico. Sodium data from 2017 – 2018 for 3 429 packaged foods, 655 restaurant and cafeteria foods, and 320 home-style meals and street foods (determined by chemical analysis) comprised the 71-question tool. It was piloted with 10 nutrition experts for feedback on content and face validity; and with 30 potential users to test its usability and interface. Improvements were made to content, language, and formatting following the pilot. Its predictive validity will be established in the future. The Calculadora de Sodio provides instant feedback on an individual’s average daily sodium intake, computed by frequency of intake, average number of servings, and sodium content per serving of each sodium-focused food category. This is the first web-based dietary sodium screening tool developed for the general population of Mexico. It is an efficient and practical way to assess sodium intake and can serve as a model for similar tools for other countries and regions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-22f7a667f2194a35843a33825ed19d972022-12-22T01:52:51ZengPan American Health OrganizationRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública1020-49891680-53482019-12-014311610.26633/RPSP.2019.90rpspDevelopment of an online tool for sodium intake assessment in MexicoEloisa Colín-Ramírez0Raúl Cartas-Rosado1Paola Vannesa Miranda Alatriste2Ángeles Espinosa Cuevas3JoAnne Arcand4Josefina C. Morales Guerrero5Lorena Cassis Nosthas6Susana Rivera-Mancía7Maite Vallejo Allende8Ricardo Correa-Rotter9Cátedras CONACYT— Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico.Electromechanical Instrumentation Department, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico.Department of Nephrology and Mineral Metabolism, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.Department of Nephrology and Mineral Metabolism, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario,Canada.Department of Food Science and Technology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.Department of Food Science and Technology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.Cátedras CONACYT— Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico.Sociomedical Research Department, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico.Department of Nephrology and Mineral Metabolism, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.Excess sodium intake is associated with adverse health effects, and reducing its intake is a strategy that improves population health. However, estimating sodium intake is challenging and new options for assessment are needed. This review describes the design and development of a web-based, publicly-accessible, dietary sodium intake screening tool (Calculadora de Sodio) for individuals in Mexico. Sodium data from 2017 – 2018 for 3 429 packaged foods, 655 restaurant and cafeteria foods, and 320 home-style meals and street foods (determined by chemical analysis) comprised the 71-question tool. It was piloted with 10 nutrition experts for feedback on content and face validity; and with 30 potential users to test its usability and interface. Improvements were made to content, language, and formatting following the pilot. Its predictive validity will be established in the future. The Calculadora de Sodio provides instant feedback on an individual’s average daily sodium intake, computed by frequency of intake, average number of servings, and sodium content per serving of each sodium-focused food category. This is the first web-based dietary sodium screening tool developed for the general population of Mexico. It is an efficient and practical way to assess sodium intake and can serve as a model for similar tools for other countries and regions.http://iris.paho.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/51723dietary sodiumdietsodium chloridebiomedical technologymexico |
| spellingShingle | Eloisa Colín-Ramírez Raúl Cartas-Rosado Paola Vannesa Miranda Alatriste Ángeles Espinosa Cuevas JoAnne Arcand Josefina C. Morales Guerrero Lorena Cassis Nosthas Susana Rivera-Mancía Maite Vallejo Allende Ricardo Correa-Rotter Development of an online tool for sodium intake assessment in Mexico Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública dietary sodium diet sodium chloride biomedical technology mexico |
| title | Development of an online tool for sodium intake assessment in Mexico |
| title_full | Development of an online tool for sodium intake assessment in Mexico |
| title_fullStr | Development of an online tool for sodium intake assessment in Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of an online tool for sodium intake assessment in Mexico |
| title_short | Development of an online tool for sodium intake assessment in Mexico |
| title_sort | development of an online tool for sodium intake assessment in mexico |
| topic | dietary sodium diet sodium chloride biomedical technology mexico |
| url | http://iris.paho.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/51723 |
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