The Impact of Removing Snacks of Low Nutritional Value from Middle Schools

Autor/inn/en	Schwartz, Marlene B.; Novak, Sarah A.; Fiore, Susan S.
Titel	The Impact of Removing Snacks of Low Nutritional Value from Middle Schools
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 36 (2009) 6, S.999-1011 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198108329998
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Middle School Students; Prevention; Nutrition; Eating Habits; Educational Environment; Food; Criticism; Guidelines; Surveys; Student Attitudes; Body Weight; Intervention; Health Promotion + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Ernährung; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Lebensmittel; Kritik; Richtlinien; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Schülerverhalten; Körpergewicht; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung
Abstract	Removing low nutrition snacks from schools is controversial. Although the objective is to decrease the consumption of these foods at school, some critics argue that children will compensate by eating more of these foods at home. Others worry that school-based obesity prevention programs will increase student preoccupation with weight. The present study examines these concerns. Three middle schools replaced snacks and beverages that did not meet nutrition guidelines, whereas three comparison schools made no systematic changes. Students were surveyed about dietary intake and weight concerns before and after implementation of the intervention. Findings indicate that removing low nutrition items from schools decreased students' consumption with no compensatory increase at home. Furthermore, there were no differences in students' reported weight concerns. These results support the value of strengthening school nutrition standards to improve student nutrition and provide evidence dispelling concerns that such efforts will have unintended negative consequences. (Contains 2 figures and 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10