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
From Healthy Eating Research
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.
From Healthy Eating Research
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.
From Healthy Eating Research
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.
From Healthy Eating Research
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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Nutrition, Obesity & Physical Education
December 1, 2004 | Issue Brief
States continue to press forward in their crusade to curb obesity rates, particularly among children. Similar to past years, the main focus for both federal and state lawmakers remains within the school system. Because overweight children and adoles ...
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Program
January 1, 2003 | Book
The Foundation's stature may be based largely on its national policy and program activities, but it devotes a significant amount of its resources to supporting local activities. A look at a few of those local activities are presented in this year's Anthology..
Healthy Schools for Healthy Kids
January 1, 2003 | Report
In response to dramatic and increasing national trends of childhood obesity, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) retained Pyramid Communications to identify opportunities for increasing children's physical activity and healthy eating in school ...
Combating Obesity in Minority and Low-Income Children
January 13, 2008 | Story
Consumer psychologist Sonya A. Grier, PhD, MBA, a Health & Society Scholar, collaborated with colleagues to study fast-food marketing and targeted interventions to combat childhood obesity.
Games for Health
May 6, 2008 | Video/Story
Connecting the worlds of video games and health, with positive results.