School Snacks and Drinks
Competitive Foods
The foods and beverages schools offer outside of meal programs are often called competitive foods because they compete with school meals for students' spending.
Nutrition
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Snacking in Children: The Role of Urban Corner Stores
More than half of the students in this Philadelphia study shopped at corner stores once daily, five days per week. Chips, candy, and sugary drinks were the most frequently purchased items.
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The Negative Impact of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages on Children’s Health
Over nearly the past 30 years, U.S. children and adolescents have dramatically increased their consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, including soda, fruit drinks and punches, and sports drinks.
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Teens Purchase Fewer Sugary Drinks After Seeing In-Store Calorie Signage
Teenagers purchased fewer sodas and other sugar-sweetened beverages after seeing calorie information on signs posted in convenience stores.
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Consumption of Sports Drinks by Children and Adolescents
In the middle of a national obesity epidemic, many sports drinks sold in the United States contain high amounts of sugar, adding more calories to youths’ diets.
3 p.m. to Bedtime: Crunch Time for Children and Obesity
Crunch Time: Challenges and Solutions
A poll reveals that many parents face a variety of barriers to helping their children lead healthy lives, especially during the "crunch time" from 3 p.m. to bedtime.
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Medical Professionals Should Lead the Way to Healthier Eating Habits
September 14, 2012 | Story
An RWJF Clinical Scholar suggests that physicians, nurses and their colleagues should change their behavior and take a stand to set new nutritional standards.
Food Pattern Analysis Over Time
October 3, 2011 | Journal Article
This prospective study investigated changes in eating patterns at the individual level over time, and the relationship to weight loss or gain. Food consumption patterns over time show that incremental changes in eating behavior are possible and can affect an individual's weight--for better or worse.
Living in a Sugar Nation: Can We Win the Battle Against a Silent Killer?
October 25, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
The rampant rate of type 2 diabetes is taking a toll on our health care system. O’Connell notes that the “U.S. diabetes tab for only direct medical expenditures comes to nearly $120 billion a year. Throw in lost productivity—$58 billion worth of mis ...
Assessment of Food Offerings and Marketing Strategies in the Food-Service Venues at California Children's Hospitals
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
California children's hospitals demonstrate a wide range of healthy—and unhealthy—food offerings and marketing practices in their food service venues.
My Sugar Obsession
June 20, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
Good Calories, Bad Calories challenged conventional wisdom by asserting that carbohydrates—not dietary fat—are driving surging rates of obesity. It also identified a strong link between diet and chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease and ...
Promoters and Barriers to Fruit, Vegetable, and Fast-Food Consumption Among Urban, Low-Income African Americans
April 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This study asked low-income, African-Americans in Philadelphia why they ate or did not eat fruits, vegetables and fast food, and found their reasons varied depending on gender and age.
Reducing Potential Bias in Industry-Funded Nutrition Research
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Iron Deficiency in Early Childhood in the United States
September 1, 2007 | Journal Article
The current article explored risk factors for iron deficiency for toddlers in the United States with a focus on Hispanic toddlers. Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey IV (NHANES IV), conducted between 1999 and 2002, yielde ...
Adolescent Purchasing Behavior at McDonald's and Subway
May 6, 2013 | Journal Article
Despite being considered "healthy,” adolescents are likely to purchase just as many calories at Subway as at McDonald ’s.
High-Fat Dairy Linked to Higher Mortality for Breast Cancer Survivors
May 17, 2013 | Story
RWJF scholar conducts first study to examine effects of high- and low-fat dairy intake on breast cancer survival.