title: Iodized salt sales in the United States.
abstract: Iodized salt has been an important source of dietary iodine, a trace element important for regulating human growth, development, and metabolic functions. This analysis identified iodized table salt sales as a percentage of retail salt sales using Nielsen ScanTrack. We identified 1117 salt products, including 701 salt blends and 416 other salt products, 57 of which were iodized. When weighted by sales volume in ounces or per item, 53% contained iodized salt. These findings may provide a baseline for future monitoring of sales of iodized salt.
authors.affiliation: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. JMaalouf@cdc.gov.|IHRC, Inc., Atlanta, GA 30346, USA. JMaalouf@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Joyce
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maalouf
authors.affiliation: Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA. jessylbarron@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barron
authors.affiliation: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. JPeralezGunn@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Janelle P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Gunn
authors.affiliation: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. KYuan@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Keming
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. CPerrine@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Cria G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Perrine
authors.affiliation: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA. MCogswell@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Cogswell
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce; D004032:Diet; D006801:Humans; D007455:Iodine / Q000191:economics; D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary; C034024:iodized salt; D007455:Iodine