The school food environment and obesity prevention: progress over the last decade

E Welker, M Lott, M Story - Current obesity reports, 2016 - Springer
The school food environment—including when and where children obtain food and the
types of options available during the school day—plays an important role in children's …

Influence of school competitive food and beverage policies on obesity, consumption, and availability: a systematic review

JF Chriqui, M Pickel, M Story - JAMA pediatrics, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The US Department of Agriculture recently issued an interim final rule governing
the sale of foods and beverages sold outside of the school meal programs (“competitive …

Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, and School Nutrition Association: comprehensive nutrition programs …

D Hayes, IR Contento, C Weekly - Journal of nutrition education and …, 2018 - Elsevier
It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, School Nutrition Association, and
Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior that comprehensive, integrated nutrition …

School food and nutrition policy, monitoring and evaluation in the USA

J Hirschman, JF Chriqui - Public health nutrition, 2013 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveTo provide an overview of school food and nutrition monitoring from 1980 to the
Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 and data on school food availability in the USA …

Environmental components of childhood obesity prevention interventions: an overview of systematic reviews

D Cauchi, K Glonti, M Petticrew, C Knai - Obesity Reviews, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Childhood obesity has a complex multi‐factorial aetiology grounded in environmental and
individual level factors that affect behaviour and outcomes. An ecological, systems‐based …

Rural disparities in the distribution of policies that support healthy eating in US secondary schools

MS Nanney, CS Davey, MY Kubik - Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The distribution of food and nutrition policies and practices from 28 US states representing
6,732 secondary schools was evaluated using data from the 2008 School Health Profiles …

The role of family and community involvement in the development and implementation of school nutrition and physical activity policy

R Kehm, CS Davey, MS Nanney - Journal of School Health, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Although there are several evidence‐based recommendations
directed at improving nutrition and physical activity standards in schools, these guidelines …

A sco** review of the role of policy in mitigating childhood obesity in underserved populations using the RE‐AIM framework

B Gance‐Cleveland, M Frenn, N Browne… - … on Evidence‐Based …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Childhood obesity is an escalating crisis in the United States. Health policy may
impact this epidemic which disproportionally affects underserved populations. Aim The aim …

Obesity in childhood and adolescence, genetic factors

M Kostovski, V Tasic, N Laban, M Polenakovic… - prilozi, 2017 - sciendo.com
Obesity and excess weight are a pandemic phenomenon in the modern world. Childhood
and adolescent obesity often ends up in obesity in adults. The costs of obesity and its …

[HTML][HTML] Healthy food procurement and nutrition standards in public facilities: evidence synthesis and consensus policy recommendations

A Kayla, DLD Lee, B Dominique, B Susan… - Health promotion and …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: To inform further policy action on healthy food procurement in a Canadian context,
we:(1) conducted an evidence synthesis to assess the impact of healthy food procurement …