Sodium Reduction

October 11, 2022

UAMS, Springdale School District Partnership Sustains Five-Year Reduction in Sodium Intake for Students

David Wise

Salt in spoon with the words "Eat Less Salt"

FAYETTEVILLE — The Springdale School District sustained a reduction in sodium levels in student lunches for the last five years as part of a collaboration with the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS) Office of Community Health & Research. As part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Sodium Reduction in Communities Program,…

February 26, 2019

UAMS Study Shows Schools Lowered Sodium Content of Lunches by 11.2 Percent

David Wise

FAYETTEVILLE – Public schools in Springdale have lowered the sodium content of school lunches by 11.2 percent, research by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) shows. In an article in “Preventing Chronic Disease,” published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), researchers from the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus outlined the progress…