Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Obesity Prevention
June 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Chaloupka and colleagues take exception with a few points in this issue's commentary by the Fletcher research team.
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Kids to Congress: Pass the Healthy School Lunch Bill
November 15, 2010 | Story
This op-ed by Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, was published November 16, 2010, by The Hill.
Aligning Food Systems Policies to Advance Public Health
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This commentary outlines numerous opportunities to advance public health through food system policies. The authors suggest that regional, city or county food policy councils be developed to initiate comprehensive food system policy enhancements that improve health.
Reflections on a Remarkable Year
April 12, 2010 | Story
A message from Risa Lavizzo-Mourey marks the third anniversary of the Foundation's $500 million commitment to reversing childhood obesity.
Food Prices and Obesity
March 20, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines whether increasing the price of unhealthy foods can change patterns of food consumption and individual weight outcomes. Food taxes or subsidies have been raised as potential means of addressing the obesity epidemic in the United States.
The Perils of Ignoring History
March 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the history of the tobacco industry and compares it to the food industry. It provides an overview of the steps that the tobacco industry took to protect its market at the expense of public health and discusses the ways in which the food industry has, and has not, followed a similar trajectory.
Research Agenda on Measuring Food and Physical Activity Environments is Set at Workshop
December 7, 2009 | Program Result Report
Healthy Eating Research at the University of Minnesota assisted the National Cancer Institute in organizing a workshop - "Measurement of the Food and Built Environments: Enhancing Research Relevant to Policy on Diet, Physical Activity and Weight."
Effect of Point-of-Purchase Calorie Labeling on Restaurant and Cafeteria Food Choices
October 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This review of published literature examined six studies that observed the effects of providing consumers with point-of-purchase calorie content information. Making calorie and nutritional information available at restaurants and cafeterias may result in consumers making healthier choices.
Healthier Choices and Increased Participation in a Middle School Lunch Program
September 1, 2006 | Journal Article
In order to address overall nutritional health, including increases in numbers of overweight children and adolescents, the San Francisco Unified School District implemented a progressive nutrition policy beginning in August 2003. The authors reviewe ...
Early Impact of the Federally Mandated Local Wellness Policy on Physical Activity in Rural, Low-Income Elementary Schools in Colorado
March 25, 2009 | Book
The implementation of federally mandated Local Wellness Policies had a minimal impact, according to a study of 45 rural Colorado school districts. After implementation, there was no change in the time spent in physical education and recess, nor in the policies supporting student participation in those activities.