Table 1 Search strategy

Concept 1 (exposure)

“sodium intake”

OR “sodium consumption”

OR “dietary sodium”

OR “sodium chloride intake”

OR “sodium chloride consumption”

OR “dietary sodium chloride”

OR “salt intake”

OR “salt consumption”

OR “dietary salt”

OR “sodium, dietary” (MeSH Heading)

OR “salt, dietary”

OR “sodium chloride, dietary” (MeSH Heading)

Concept 2 (outcome)

“body weight” (MeSH Heading)

OR bmi

OR “body mass index” (MeSH Heading)

OR “bmi score”

OR “bmi z-score”

OR “bmi sds”

OR “body fat” (MeSH Heading)

OR “body fat percentage”

OR “% body fat”

OR “percent body fat”

OR “fat mass”

OR “bmi percentile”

OR obes*

OR overweight (MeSH Heading)

OR adipos*

OR “waist circumference” (MeSH Heading)

OR “waist circumference z-score”

OR “waist-to-height-ratio” (MeSH Heading)

OR “WHtR”

OR “centrally obese”

OR “central adiposity”

OR “body composition” (MeSH Heading)

OR “sugar-sweetened beverage”

OR “sugar-sweetened beverages”

Final search

Concept 1 AND Concept 2