Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Dietary Salt Intake and Discretionary Salt Use in Two General Population Samples in Australia: 2011 and 2014
Published 2015-12-15The limited Australian measures to reduce population sodium intake through national initiatives targeting sodium in the food supply have not been evaluated. The aim was, thus, to assess if there has been a change in salt ...Open AccessArticle -
Developing a national salt reduction strategy for Mongolia
Published 2015-06-01BACKGROUND: The increase in prevalence of risk factors such as hypertension has contributed to an incremental rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Mongolia over recent decades, such that they now account for 80% of ...Open AccessArticle -
Typical food portion sizes consumed by Australian adults: Results from the 2011-12 Australian National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey
Published 2016-01-20Considerable evidence has associated increasing portion sizes with elevated obesity prevalence. This study examines typical portion sizes of commonly consumed core and discretionary foods in Australian adults, and compares ...Open AccessArticle -
Population-level interventions in government jurisdictions for dietary sodium reduction
Published 2016-09-16Background: Excess dietary sodium consumption is a risk factor for high blood pressure, stroke and cardiovascular disease. Currently, dietary sodium consumption in almost every country is too high. Excess sodium intake is ...Open AccessArticle -
Effects of a community-based salt reduction program in a regional Australian population
Published 2016-05-11Background: Salt reduction is a public health priority but there are few studies testing the efficacy of plausible salt reduction programs. Methods: A multi-faceted, community-based salt reduction program using the ...Open AccessArticle