Table 1.
Usual sodium intake (mg/day) among Canadians, calculated using data from CCHS-Nutrition 2015 national survey linked to FLIP 2017 branded food composition data, as compared to the sodium Dietary Reference Intake values, overall (n = 20,176) and by age/sex groups (n = 13,612).
Table 2.
Canadian mean usual sodium intakes (mg/day)1 if all foods met Health Canada’s sodium reduction targets designed to meet population mean intake of 2,300 (mg/day) (Reformulation Scenario A), compared to sodium Dietary Reference Intake values, overall (n = 20,176)and by adult age/sex group (n = 13,612).
Table 3.
Mean sodium intakes (mg/day) of Canadian adults at baseline (current) and according to sodium reduction scenarios based on: A) a systematic reduction of the sodium content in packaged foods to meet population mean sodium intake target (2,300 mg/d); B) meeting the WHO recommendation (2,000 mg/d); and C) meeting the Adequate Intake (AI) recommendation for adults (1,500 mg/d).
Table 4.
Estimated number of deaths that could be averted or delayed if Canadians were to meet the interim mean sodium intake target of 2,300 mg/day (corresponding to 5.75 g of salt/d) due to a systematic reduction of sodium levels in the Canadian food supply (scenario A)–presented by cause of death (95% UI).
Table 5.
Estimated number of deaths that could be averted or delayed if Canadians were to meet the WHO mean sodium intake recommendation of 2,000 mg/day (corresponding to 5.00 g of salt/d) (scenario B)–presented by cause of death (95% UI).
Table 6.
Estimated number of deaths that could be averted or delayed if Canadians were to meet the sodium Adequate Intake (AI) recommendation of 1,500 mg/day (corresponding to 3.75 g of salt/d) (scenario C)–presented by cause of death (95% UI).
Table 7.
Summary: Deaths that could have been averted or delayed if Canadians were to reduce their mean sodium intake by approximately 17% (scenario A), 28% (scenario B) and 46% (scenario C) to meet recommended sodium intake levels (95% UI) 1.