TY - JOUR AU - Vinod Raj, M. C. AU - Sandeep, P. G. AU - Bhavya, S. N. AU - Prakash, Jamuna PY - 2015/12/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Salt Consumption Behavior among Selected Subjects and Salt Content of Common Processed Snack Foods JF - The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics JA - IJND VL - 52 IS - 4 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://informaticsjournals.com/index.php/ijnd/article/view/2410 SP - 442-451 AB - Salt, an essential mineral, has been associated with hypertension and an optimum intake is suggested for good health. Processed foods, specially fried and baked snacks can be a major contributor of salt in diets. Hence, the present study was undertaken to investigate the salt consumption behavior among selected adults using a structured questionnaire and to determine the salt and fat contents of common processed snacks. The respondents were 500 adult men and women, who volunteered to be a part of survey. As a second phase of the study, selected commercial processed foods such as salt biscuits, packaged and non-packaged fried snacks were analyzed for salt and fat contents. Results indicated that majority of subjects had a high salt intake of >16.0g/day. They were aware of high salt products, though were unwilling to cut down salt in their diet. The salt and fat contents of both packages and non-packaged snack foods from commercial sources contained high salt and fat contents and they can potentially add up to a considerable salt content in the diet. ER -