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October 15, 2009 | Journal Article
Consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) has been linked to higher risks of obesity. This paper explores SSB consumption and adverse health outcome evidence before discussing how SSB taxation may reduce intake, lower health care costs and generate federal health program revenue.
October 6, 2009 | Journal Article
This study examined the influence of menu calorie labels on fast food choices in the wake of New York City's labeling mandate.
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study analyzed branded Web sites aimed at children and found that nearly half contained a designated children's area, but only 13 percent met the the National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity (NANA) nutrition criteria.
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study assessed the nutritional quality of branded food and beverage products advertised on 28 Web sites popular with children.
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
A healthy food system is one in which everyone has daily access to a diet that allows for a full life, that does not deplete natural resources and allows for a sustainable livelihood by those involved with all aspects of food production. The author suggests seven principles that could be used in moving the United States toward a markedly improved food system.
July 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The authors use a new conceptual model to illustrate the complex dynamic and multifaceted relationships between food systems and health disparities. Additionally, the authors identify specific areas for further research on how food system interventions can address and reduce health disparities.
April 2, 2009 | Chart
The RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America urged all Americans to make healthier choices and society to help remove the obstacles so many people face in making those choices, issuing 10 cross-cutting recommendations for improving the nation's health.
April 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The statewide impact of the 2004 Texas Public School Nutrition Policy on foods and beverages served or sold in schools was the focus of this study.
April 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the food environment in low-income settings ranging from urban to very remote. It identifies challenges of measuring food environments across these settings and lays out solutions to assess food environments in a robust and practical manner.
April 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the study of food environments in African-American communities. The increase in obesity in the United States disproportionately impacts African-Americans as well as other minority groups.