HighSodiumWarningLabelWhyIt.PDF

? High Sodium Warning Label: Why It Ma?ers The?proposed?rule?would?require?chain?restaurants?to?post?warning?labels?for?? high?sodium?items?on?menus?and?menu?boards.?? ? Warning:? indicates?that?the?sodium?(salt)?content?of?this?item?is?higher?than?the?total?daily?? recommended?limit?(2,300?mg).?High?sodium?intake?can?increase?blood?pressure?and?risk?of?heart?disease? and?stroke.? Why was the rule proposed? ?? High?sodium?intake?is?dangerous.?It?is?linked?to?increased?blood?pressure?and?risk?of?heart?disease?and? stroke.1,2??? ?? Leading?scien?c?bodies?recommend?that?no?one’s?daily?sodium?intake?exceed?2,300?mg.1,2??? ?? Sodium?content?of?menu?items?in?leading?fast‐food?restaurants?increased?more?than?20%?from?1997?to?2010.3? ?? The?majority?of?sodium?in?the?American?diet?(77%)?comes?from?restaurant?and?processed?foods.4? ?? Roughly?10%?of?menu?items?sold?in?NYC?chain?food?service?establishments?covered?by?the?proposed?rule?have? at?least?2,300?mg?of?sodium?and?will?require?a?warning?label.5? Why does labeling ma?er? ?? Evidence?suggests?that?health?warnings,?like?the?proposed?sodium?warning,?can?increase?knowledge?and?? decrease?purchase/consumpon?of?certain?products.6? ?? More?than?one?million?New?Yorkers?see?calorie?labels?daily.7?Nearly?80%?of?New?Yorkers?reported?that?they? are?useful.8? Restaurant and processed foods are the largest source of dietary sodium (77%).4 The average NYC adult consumes about 3,200 mg of sodium every day, nearly 40% more than the 9 recommended daily limit (2,300 mg). References 1.? Dietary?Guidelines?for?Americans,?2010.?7th?ed.?Washington,?DC:?US?Department?of?Agriculture?and?US?? Department?of?Health?and?Human?Services;?2010.? 2.? IOM?(Instute?of?Medicine).?2013.?Sodium?intake?in?populaons:?assessment?of?evidence.?Washington,?DC:?The? Na