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PMID: 21392013 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to describe the extent to which vending offerings in 106 schools in the St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minnesota metropolitan area, met criteria for types of beverages, fat, and calories based on selected criteria offered by the Institute of Medicine. METHODS: Schools where youth participants were attending for the 2006-2007 school year were identified and invited to participate in the study (n = 143); 81% of schools (n = 116) agreed to participate. RESULTS: Of the 116 schools, 106 had vending machines. Across schools with vending machines (n = 106), 5085 food and 8442 beverage items were offered. Overall, only 18% of beverage items met criteria for calories and type of beverage; significantly more items in public schools met the criteria as compared to private schools (19% vs 12%; p < .01). This difference was also significant for high schools as compared to middle schools (18% vs 22%; p < .01). For food items, 41% met calorie criteria, 45% met fat criteria, and 22% met both fat and calorie criteria. Significantly more food items met both criteria in public than private schools (22% vs 18%; p = .01), while high schools (22%) and middle schools (21%) were similar. A very small proportion of foods (< 5%) would have met the full criteria suggested by the Institute of Medicine for competitive foods. CONCLUSION: Overall, foods and beverages offered in vending machines continue to be high in fat and calories. Public schools are doing a slightly better job of providing healthy foods as compared to private schools. |
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Authors:
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Keryn E Pasch; Leslie A Lytle; Anne C Samuelson; Kian Farbakhsh; Martha Y Kubik; Carrie D Patnode |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of school health Volume: 81 ISSN: 1746-1561 ISO Abbreviation: J Sch Health Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-03-11 Completed Date: 2011-07-12 Revised Date: 2013-04-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376370 Medline TA: J Sch Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 212-8 Citation Subset: IM; N |
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© 2011, American School Health Association. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas, 1 University Station, D3700, Austin, TX 78712-0360, USA. kpasch@mail.utexas.edu |
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Adolescent Beverages / statistics & numerical data Child Energy Intake* Fats* Food Dispensers, Automatic / statistics & numerical data* Humans Institute of Medicine (U.S.) Minnesota Nutrition Policy Nutritional Sciences / statistics & numerical data Nutritive Value Private Sector / statistics & numerical data* Public Sector / statistics & numerical data* Schools* United States |
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U54 CA116849/CA/NCI NIH HHS |
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0/Fats |
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