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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Child-Directed Marketing Within and Around Fast-Food Restaurants
December 1, 2013 | Issue Brief
The brief describes related policy implications and discusses current efforts by industry and advocates aimed at changing child-directed marketing practices by fast-food companies.
Rutgers University Breaks Ground on New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health With Help of $10 Million from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
August 30, 2013 | News Release
The Institute will host six interdisciplinary centers of excellence, bringing together faculty members from several Rutgers departments.
Amount of Hispanic Youth Exposure to Food and Beverage Advertising on Spanish-and-English-Language Television
June 17, 2013 | Journal Article
Half of the food and beverage advertisements viewed by Hispanic youth on Spanish-language television are considered nutrient-poor.
Nutritional Quality at Eight U.S. Fast-Food Chains
June 1, 2013 | Journal Article
This study looked at the nutritional quality of menu offerings at eight fast-food restaurant chains over 14 years.
Impact of Menu Labeling on Consumer Behavior
June 1, 2013 | Report
Key findings from this review show that there is a high degree of public support for providing nutrition information at the point of purchase, and menu labeling in cafeterias and restaurants increases consumers’ awareness of nutritional information.
Food Prices and Body Fatness among Youths
June 1, 2013 | Commentary
This is the first study to consider clinically measured levels of body composition rather than BMI to investigate the effects of food prices on obesity among youths.
School District Wellness Policies
February 28, 2013 | Report
A report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Bridging the Gap program finds that progress to improve school district wellness policies has stalled.
Consumers Underestimate Calories in Fast-Food Meals; Teens Do So by as Much as 34 Percent
May 23, 2013 | News Release
Two new studies from Healthy Eating Research highlight the importance of menu labeling.
Food Marketing to Children on U.S. Spanish-Language Television
May 2, 2013 | Journal Article
More than 84 percent of all foods and beverages advertised to children on Spanish-language television shows are unhealthy, as compared to nearly 73 on English-language television.
Advances in Communication Research to Reduce Childhood Obesity
April 1, 2013 | Book
More than 50 authors describe how communications profoundly shape our nation's activity and dietary practices in ways that are often challenging to track and evaluate.