Team Up: Making Sense of the Science on Sodium National Food Service Management Institute Webinar Featuring the American Heart Association June 25, 2015 Presenters: Lawrence J. Appel, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University Mary E. Cogswell, RN, DrPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Moderator: Emily A. Callahan, MPH, RD, American Heart Association

Background and Purpose Background: The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 gradual decreases sodium to moderate, healthy levels, with the ultimate goal that children do not exceed the 2,300 mg/day recommended by the Institute of Medicine and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Purpose: The aim of the webinar is to provide an overview of the strong science and the public health rationale for lowering sodium in children’s diets and in school meals - a critical investment in our children’s health.

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Science Resources Scientific Statements : my.americanheart.org/professional/StatementsGuidelines/By Topic/TopicsD-H/DietNutrition_UCM_320704_Article.jsp my.americanheart.org/professional/StatementsGuidelines/By Topic/TopicsD-H/DietNutrition_UCM_320704_Article.jsp –Search on the term “sodium” to identify the statements of interest (this webpage includes all AHA Diet/Nutrition statements) Commentary in the journal Nutrition Today by AHA staff and volunteer scientists: journals.lww.com/nutritiontodayonline/Fulltext/2015/03000/C ommentary_on_Making_Sense_of_the_Science_of.5.aspx journals.lww.com/nutritiontodayonline/Fulltext/2015/03000/C ommentary_on_Making_Sense_of_the_Science_of.5.aspx –Summarizes criticisms of sodium reduction efforts and explains the importance of sodium reduction and the limitations of research that suggests lowering sodium is unnecessary

Speakers Mary E. Cogswell, RN, DrPH Senior Scientist Epidemiology & Surveillance Branch, Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease and Health Promotion Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Speakers Lawrence J. Appel, MD, MPH C. David Molina, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and International Health Director, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research Johns Hopkins University

Questions and Answers

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