Food Service and Foods and Beverages Available at School: Results from the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2000

Wechsler, Howell; Brener, Nancy D.; Kuester, Sarah; Miller, Clare

doi:10.1111/j.1746-1561.2001.tb03509.x

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“…Furthermore, healthy food habits are crucial because of their association with a reduced risk of many cancers, coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes and obesity later in life (Wechsler et al, 2001;Jiménez-Cruz et al, 2002;. Additionally food habits are still developing during adolescence (Lien et al, 2001;Post et al, 2001;PostSkagegard et al, 2002), hence, it is important to help young people to adopt healthy eating habits.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…(McGraw et al, 2000;Wechsler et al, 2001;French et al, 2002;Jiménez-Cruz et al, 2002). Schools should provide a supportive environment in which healthy food choices can be made .…”

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“…Schools should provide a supportive environment in which healthy food choices can be made . In their study, French et al (2002) found that although almost all secondary school principals surveyed believed that providing a healthful food environment is important, only one-third of the schools had a nutrition policy and even fewer had specific policies on types of foods and beverages sold in vending machines and school stores: nutrition policy is not given high priority within the secondary school environment (Wechsler et al, 2001).…”

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School food policy at primary and secondary schools in Belgium-Flanders: does it influence young people's food habits?

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Objective: To describe the availability of food items at primary and secondary schools in Belgium-Flanders and to examine the influence of school food policy (availability of food items, school food rules, nutrition education programmes) and aggregated school socioeconomical status (AGG SES) on the consumption of fruit, soft drinks, crisps and sweets, using multilevel modelling. Design, setting and subjects: In spring 2002, 360 schools were invited to participate in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey. In January 2003, the same schools were asked to complete a short school policy questionnaire. Pupils of 197 schools participated in the pupil survey (n ¼ 16560); 247 school principals completed the school questionnaire; for 157 schools data were available for both (n ¼ 12 360). Results: Mineral water, fruit juice, chocolate milk, and soup were available in most schools. Whole fat milk was available in most primary schools; soft drinks, diet soft drinks and biscuits were available in most secondary schools. Fruit was available in 14% of primary and 26% of secondary schools. Assessment of the variation in the outcome variables revealed no significant betweenschool variation in primary schools, but considerable variation between secondary schools in the consumption of soft drinks, sweets and crisps (but not fruit). School characteristics explaining some of this school variance independent of pupil level characteristics were: for soft drinks: availability at the school, rules regarding the consumption of sweets and AGG SES; for sweets: AGG SES; and for crisps: rules regarding the consumption of savoury snacks and AGG SES. Conclusion:The results indicate that school food policy can have an impact on adolescents' food habits.

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confidence: 99%

“…(McGraw et al, 2000;Wechsler et al, 2001;French et al, 2002;Jiménez-Cruz et al, 2002). Schools should provide a supportive environment in which healthy food choices can be made .…”

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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“…In-school advertising has been the subject of several recent reports, which find that it has increased dramatically since the 1980s as schools have struggled to cope with a steady defunding of K-12 education (27,35,67,102). School marketing takes many different forms (35), including the inclusion of food and drink manufacturer's logos on official school calendars; advertisements on school notice boards and on athletic field scoreboards; distribution of branded textbook jackets; advertisements in computer rooms, in lunch rooms, and on school bus stops; "scrip" programs that return a portion of sales at specified stores to the school; fundraising sales of candy; in-school distribution of free food samples; corporate-sponsored contests; corporate-sponsored student marketing surveys; corporate-developed curricular material that makes positive references to particular brands; and school-sponsored branded activities (such as one school's infamous "Coke Day," which occasioned the suspension of student wearing a Pepsi T-shirt) (58).…”

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Using Marketing Muscle to Sell Fat: The Rise of Obesity in the Modern Economy

Zimmerman

2011

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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The large increase in obesity in the past 30 years has often been explained in rational choice terms; for example, a decline in food prices has engendered greater food consumption. On closer examination, this kind of explanation does not fit the facts of the current obesity epidemic. Instead, an unprecedented expansion in the scope, power, and ubiquity of food marketing has coincided with an unprecedented expansion in food consumption in predictable ways.Ongoing protestations that the causes of the recent increase in obesity are unknown may overstate the case. Ample evidence indicates that the obesity epidemic is, at least to a large degree, the result of increased marketing power over the American diet. Only by reigning in or countering marketing power can rationality be restored to the dietary choices of Americans.

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“…Competitive foods and beverages offeredà la carte in schools meet minimal standards for nutrition content. Theseà la carte foods are easily accessible and affordable to children in 43% of elementary schools, 89% of middle schools, and 97% of high schools that have vending machines or other school food services outside of school lunch programs (137).…”

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SHAPING THE CONTEXT OF HEALTH: A Review of Environmental and Policy Approaches in the Prevention of Chronic Diseases

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Luke

2006

Annu. Rev. Public Health

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Given the growing attention on how environmental and policy interventions can affect chronic disease burden, our objectives are to describe (a) effective and promising interventions to address tobacco use, physical activity, and healthy eating and (b) lessons learned from the literature and practice experience in applying environmental and policy approaches. A total of 17 interventions were reviewed, organized across 3 domains affecting the physical environment/access, economic environment, and communication environment. Many of these interventions are effective. Several lessons are important to consider, such as the need to start with environmental and policy approaches, intervene comprehensively and across multiple levels, make use of economic evaluations, make better use of existing analytic tools, understand the politics and local context, address health disparities, and conduct sound policy research.

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Food Service and Foods and Beverages Available at School: Results from the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2000

Cited by 124 publications

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School food policy at primary and secondary schools in Belgium-Flanders: does it influence young people's food habits?

School food policy at primary and secondary schools in Belgium-Flanders: does it influence young people's food habits?

Using Marketing Muscle to Sell Fat: The Rise of Obesity in the Modern Economy

SHAPING THE CONTEXT OF HEALTH: A Review of Environmental and Policy Approaches in the Prevention of Chronic Diseases

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