Salt-Containing Recipes in Popular Magazines with the Highest Circulation in the United States Do Not Specify Iodized Salt in the Ingredient List
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Selection of Magazines
2.2. Data Collection
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Strengths and Limitations
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Magazine | Number of Issues Reviewed | Number of Excluded Issues * | Earliest Date Reviewed | Latest Date Reviewed |
---|---|---|---|---|
AARP the Magazine | 7 | 5 | December 2019/January 2020 | August/September 2021 |
Better Homes and Gardens | 12 | 0 | October 2020 | September 2021 |
Cosmopolitan | 14 | 0 | June 2020 | November 2021 |
Good Housekeeping | 12 | 0 | July/August 2020 | September 2021 |
People | 12 | 0 | 26 July 2021 | 11 October 2021 |
Taste of Home | 8 | 4 | August/September 2020 | October/November 2021 |
US Weekly | 24 | 0 | 31 May 2021 | 2 November 2021 |
Vanity Fair | 13 | 0 | October 2020 | November 2021 |
Total | 102 | 9 | December 2019/January 2020 | November 2021 |
Magazine | Number (%) of Issues | Number (%) of Issues with Recipes | Number (%) of Recipes | Number (%) of Recipes Containing Salt | Number of Salt-Containing Recipes Stipulating “Iodized Salt” |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AARP the Magazine | 7 (6.68%) | 7 (9.46%) | 36 (3.51%) | 9 (1.83%) | 0 |
Better Homes and Gardens | 12 (11.76%) | 12 (16.22%) | 223 (21.73%) | 32 (6.5%) | 0 |
Cosmopolitan | 14 (13.72%) | 13 (17.58%) | 41 (4%) | 21 (4.3%) | 0 |
Good Housekeeping | 12 (11.76%) | 12 (16.22%) | 264 (25.73%) | 197 (40%) | 0 |
People | 12 (11.76%) | 12 (16.22%) | 25 (2.43%) | 22 (4.5%) | 0 |
Taste of Home | 8 (7.84%) | 8 (10.81%) | 410 (40%) | 206 (41.8%) | 0 |
US Weekly | 24 (23.53%) | 10 (13.51%) | 27 (2.63%) | 6 (1.21%) | 0 |
Vanity Fair | 13 (12.75%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 |
Total | 102 (100%) | 74 (100%) | 1026 (100%) | 493 (100%) | 0 |
Type of Salt | Number (%) of Recipes |
---|---|
Canning Salt | 1 (0.2%) |
Celery Salt | 1 * (0.2%) |
Garlic Salt | 3 * (0.61%) |
Coarse Kosher Salt | 1 (0.2%) |
Coarse Sea Salt | 1 (0.2%) |
Fine Sea Salt | 3 (0.61%) |
Flakey/Flaked Sea Salt | 6 (1.21%) |
Fleur de Sel | 1 (0.2%) |
Himalayan Sea Salt | 2 (0.4%) |
Kosher Salt | 203 (41.09%) |
Onion Salt | 1 (0.2%) |
Salt (Unspecified) | 256 (51.82%) |
Sea Salt | 12 (2.43%) |
Season Salt | 3 (0.61%) |
Total | 494 (100%) |
Magazine | Number (%) of Salt Types |
---|---|
AARP the Magazine | 2 (6.66%) |
Better Homes and Gardens | 7 (23.33%) |
Cosmopolitan | 1 (3.33%) |
Good Housekeeping | 1 (3.33%) |
People | 5 (16.66%) |
Taste of Home | 10 (33.33%) |
US Weekly | 4 (13.33%) |
Vanity Fair | 0 (0%) |
Total | 30 (100%) |
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Uerling, J.; Nieckula, E.; Mico, K.; Rosas, A.B.; Cohen, E.; Pachón, H. Salt-Containing Recipes in Popular Magazines with the Highest Circulation in the United States Do Not Specify Iodized Salt in the Ingredient List. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 4595. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054595
Uerling J, Nieckula E, Mico K, Rosas AB, Cohen E, Pachón H. Salt-Containing Recipes in Popular Magazines with the Highest Circulation in the United States Do Not Specify Iodized Salt in the Ingredient List. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(5):4595. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054595
Chicago/Turabian StyleUerling, Josephine, Emily Nieckula, Katarina Mico, Arantxa Bonifaz Rosas, Emmie Cohen, and Helena Pachón. 2023. "Salt-Containing Recipes in Popular Magazines with the Highest Circulation in the United States Do Not Specify Iodized Salt in the Ingredient List" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 5: 4595. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054595