Practical study for effective salt reduction policy in Niigata prefecture

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K16232
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Eating habits
• Research Institution: University of Niigata Prefecture
• Principal Investigator: Horikawa Chika 新潟県立大学, 人間生活学部, 助教 (00734857)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 減塩 / 食生活

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We aimed this study for developing a questionnaire for predicting high salt intake based on salt usage using dietary behaviors in cooperation with Niigata prefecture, Japan.
In this study, 760 participants (21-79 years) living in Niigata completed a questionnaire about dietary behaviors potentially relevant to salt intake and all of participants were collected second morning voiding urine for estimating dietary salt intake per day. As a result, 10 items on the questionnaire revealed an association with dietary salt intake per day: making oneself gorge on a meal everyday, having different staples per meal (>=3 times/week), having a 1-dish meal(>=3 times/week), having >=4/day simmered dishes, having >=2/day variety of pickled vegetables, having salt-cured fish eggs everyday, consuming soup equal or more than 1/3 when eating noodles, preference for strong-tasting meals, frequency of eating out (>=2 times/week), and consuming alcohol.

Free Research Field

栄養学