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Salt intake in women over 60 years and impact of food on their blood pressure
KLOUZKOVÁ, Barbora
Worldwide reported about salt intake is higher than the recommended amount. Actually literature reported amount by 5 - 7 g of NaCl per day. Czech Republic has same recommended number of NaCl. My bachelor thesis is about to find out how is the salt intake for selected respondents over 60 years old and how this quantity have effect to their blood pressure. I chose a qualitative research method, where I tracked salt intake, urine waste and blood pressure values. I didn´t use any nutritional databases, when I got the amount of salt I received. I checked the packages of foods that reported the amount of salt. Thanks to EU Regulation 1169/2011, it is now the duty of the manufacturer write quantity of NaCl on the packages of product. I also weighed all the salt we added to the foods. On the basis of these calculations, I determined the intake of NaCl per day and total of four days. I chose those foods, which salt intake was on the packages and I knew exactly amount. I measured the blood pressure, at the same time. The values from the morning, at noon and in the evening I wrote. Eventually, I collected urine, which was subsequently examined for mineral waste on the last day. As a check to see if the waste corresponds to intake, serve test results from laboratory. On the basis of the research, we found out that the recommended personal daily intake of NaCl was not exceeded, in this age category. The blood pressure values did not correspond to hypertension, and the results from the laboratory, correspond to the amount of salt received.
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