Women's Health USA 2006

VERTICAL CHART: Women Exceeding the Recommended Maximum Daily Intake of Saturated Fat and Sodium,* by Race/Ethnicity, 1999-2002

VERTICAL CHART: Women Exceeding the Recommended Maximum Daily Intake of Saturated Fat and Sodium,* by Race/Ethnicity, 1999-2002

(Percent of Women)

Total: Saturated Fat 53.0; Sodium 61.4

Non-Hispanic White: Saturated Fat 56.4, Sodium 63.2; Non-Hispanic Black: Saturated Fat 44.7, Sodium 56.7, Hispanic Other Races**: Saturated Fat 36.0, Sodium 58.2

*Recommended daily intake of saturated fat is 10 percent of daily caloric intake or less; recommended intake of sodium is less than 2,300 milligrams.

**Includes Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, and persons of more than one race.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Analysis conducted by the Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center.
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