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March 12, 2013 | Issue Brief
Beverage choices contribute significantly to dietary and caloric intake in the United States. Healthy Eating Research convened an expert advisory panel to develop a comprehensive set of age-based recommendations to define healthier beverages.
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.
April 5, 2013 | Program Result
Healthy Eating Research aims to reduce childhood obesity by funding studies to examine policy and environmental approaches with potential to improve children's diets - especially children in the groups at the highest risk for obesity.
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Research use a conceptual framework to analyze Salud America! projects.
October 18, 2012 | Journal Article
This research and practice report identifies characteristics of state-level childhood obesity legislation that influences bill passage rates. Bills introduced by a bipartisan group of legislators were most likely to pass.
November 19, 2012 | Story
The Baltimore Healthy Eating Zones study introduced and promoted healthy food products in small stores near recreation centers used by low-income Black youth. Researchers analyzed food purchasing behavior and weight before and after the intervention.
December 14, 2012 | Program Result
Researchers analyzed state legislation on childhood obesity for factors that predict enactment and to understand the relationship between enacted policies and obesity rates. They developed tools to help others analyze legislation.
November 5, 2012 | Program Result
A Progress Report: Combating childhood obesity through local and state policy change.
May 8, 2012 | Story
Report recommends strategies, calls on all sectors of society to take action now.
April 23, 2010 | Report
The IOM Committee on an Evidence Framework for Obesity Prevention Decision Making was formed to develop a framework for evidence-informed decision-making in obesity prevention, with a focus on assessing policy, environment and community interventions that influence food, eating and physical activity.