20.500.12556/RUL-134249 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 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 (p < 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 <5 g. The mean daily potassium intake was below the WHO recommendations of 3.5 g/day. sodium salt potassium intake residents retirement homes natrij sol kalij vnos stanovalci domovi starejših občanov true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2022-01-03 15:15:24 2022-01-03 15:15:24 2022-09-13 03:54:10 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2020 0 0 13 str. iss. 9, art. 2725 Vol. 12 2020 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 614 2072-6643 10.3390/nu12092725 33919235 RAZ_Rejec_Bostjan_2020.pdf RAZ_Rejec_Bostjan_2020.pdf 1 33BEA4AAD341C466DC8F624F678E676F c7e3b4ea1e76574b11809983bebcf16be3cd78bc005ea632a2d588c0720477b2 c2a189a6-6c9f-11ec-abdb-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=152606 https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/9/2725 1 6e2ecaf6-6c9f-11ec-abdb-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=152605 Biotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0