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Sodium content of menu and commissary provisions in rural jail exceeds heart-healthy dietary recommendations

Sodium content of menu and commissary provisions in rural jail exceeds heart-healthy dietary... This paper determined sodium provisions from a seven-day cycle menu and commissary at a rural Southwest County jail and compared it to Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) recommendations for sodium.Design/methodology/approachA seven-day cycle menu and commissary items were used to determine sodium content for each meal and commissary pack. Estimates for the menu and commissary packs paired with the menu (commissary scenarios) were converted to a daily average of sodium and compared to DRI and DASH recommendations.FindingsMenu provisions provided 167% of daily DRI sodium recommendations and 256% of daily DASH sodium recommendations. The sodium content for individual commissary scenarios averaged 218% of DRI and 334% of DASH recommendations. Commissary items are notably high in sodium and if eaten can significantly exceed dietary recommendations.Originality/valueSmall changes to one meal within the cycle menu and the inclusion of fresh or frozen produce could reduce sodium content to align with DRI and DASH recommendations. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Prisoner Health Emerald Publishing

Sodium content of menu and commissary provisions in rural jail exceeds heart-healthy dietary recommendations

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Emerald Publishing
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© Emerald Publishing Limited
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1744-9200
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1744-9200
DOI
10.1108/ijph-08-2021-0087
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Abstract

This paper determined sodium provisions from a seven-day cycle menu and commissary at a rural Southwest County jail and compared it to Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) recommendations for sodium.Design/methodology/approachA seven-day cycle menu and commissary items were used to determine sodium content for each meal and commissary pack. Estimates for the menu and commissary packs paired with the menu (commissary scenarios) were converted to a daily average of sodium and compared to DRI and DASH recommendations.FindingsMenu provisions provided 167% of daily DRI sodium recommendations and 256% of daily DASH sodium recommendations. The sodium content for individual commissary scenarios averaged 218% of DRI and 334% of DASH recommendations. Commissary items are notably high in sodium and if eaten can significantly exceed dietary recommendations.Originality/valueSmall changes to one meal within the cycle menu and the inclusion of fresh or frozen produce could reduce sodium content to align with DRI and DASH recommendations.

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International Journal of Prisoner Health – Emerald Publishing

Published: Nov 24, 2022

Keywords: Incarcerated population; Jail diet; Nutrition; Sodium; Hypertension; Cardiovascular disease; Health equity; Criminal justice system; Health in prison; Public health; Health promotion; Correctional health care; Health policy

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