[Hungarian Diet and Nutritional Status Survey - the OTAP2009 study. IV. Macroelement intake of the Hungarian population].
The adequate intake of minerals is basically important for healthy nutrition.


OBJECTIVE
The Hungarian Diet and Nutritional Status Survey - joining to the European Health Interview Survey - studied the dietary habits of the Hungarian population. The present publication describes the macroelement intake.


RESULTS
The salt intake is unusually high (17.2 g in men and 12.0 g in women), the potassium intake remains well below the recommendation. These factors substantially increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases including high blood-pressure. The calcium intake stays below the recommendation except in the youngest males, the oldest men and women are at risk from this point of view. While magnesium intake suited the recommendation, the intake of phosphorus exceeded it twice.


CONCLUSIONS
Focusing on marcroelements, high sodium/salt intake represents the highest public health risk. The implementation of STOP SALT! National Salt Reducing Programme, i.e. decrease the salt content of processed food and provide proper information to the population about excessive salt consumption, should result in a beneficial change of salt intake and ameliorate the public health conditions.
Országos Élelmezés- és Táplálkozástudományi Intézet Budapest Gyáli. martos.eva@oeti.antsz.hu
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001939:Bread; D003611:Dairy Products; D004034:Diet Surveys; D004041:Dietary Fats; D002523:Edible Grain; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat; D008875:Middle Aged; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D009752:Nutritional Status; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014675:Vegetables
D004041:Dietary Fats