Summary Of Behavioral Intervention

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In the research article “Effects of a behavioral intervention that emphasizes spices and herbs on adherence to recommend sodium intake: results of the SPICE randomized clinical trial” by Cheryl AM Anderson, Laura K Cobb, Edgar R Miller III, Mark Woodward, Annette Hottenstein, Alex R Change, Morgana Mongraw-Chaffin, Karen White, Jeanne Charleston, Toshiko Tanaka, Letitia Thomas, And Lawrence J Appel, they study high sodium intakes in the United States. This intake of high sodium has become a problem in the United States and has led to high blood pressure levels, which in turn leads to health problems and diseases in many individuals. To help prevent some of these health problems such as hypertension and increase in heart disease, the authors study a behavioral intervention that examines the effects of herbs and spices on maintaining recommended intakes of sodium. (Anderson, et al, 2015). …show more content…
This study composed of 2 parts with people 18 years older and older whose sodium intake levels were recommended at 1500 mg Na/d. Furthermore, in phase 1 of the study participants ate a diet low sodium diet provided to them for four weeks, to help lower sodium consumption. Additionally, phase 2 consisted of 40 participants that were assigned to one of two groups for 20 weeks, in order to reduce intake of sodium; the self-directed control group and behavioral intervention group. These participants sodium intake is determined by a urine test, to test for sodium excretion. Participants are randomly assigned to either group. Moreover, participants in this study are adults from Baltimore,