| The school food environment and student body mass index and food consumption: 2004 to 2007 national data. | |
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PMID: 19699436 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: This study identifies trends in the availability of various food choices in United States' middle and high schools from 2004 to 2007, and examines the potential associations between such food availability and students' self-reported eating habits and body mass index (BMI)-related outcomes. METHODS: Data are based on nationally representative samples of 78,442 students in 684 secondary schools surveyed from 2004 to 2007 as part of the Youth, Education, and Society (YES) study and the Monitoring the Future (MTF) study. In the YES study, school administrators and food service managers completed self-administered questionnaires on their school's food environment. In the MTF study, students in the same schools completed self-administered questionnaires, providing data used to construct BMI and food consumption measures. RESULTS: Overall, there was a decrease in the availability of regular-sugar/fat food items in both middle and high schools, and some indication of an increase in high school availability of reduced-fat food items through school lunch or a la carte. Some minimal evidence was found for relationships between the school food environment and student BMI-related outcomes and food consumption measures. CONCLUSIONS: United States secondary schools are making progress in the types of foods offered to students, with food items of lower nutritional value becoming less prevalent in recent years. Continued monitoring of food environment trends may help clarify whether and how such factors relate to youth health outcomes. |
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Authors:
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Yvonne M Terry-McElrath; Patrick M O'Malley; Jorge Delva; Lloyd D Johnston |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-06-24 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine Volume: 45 ISSN: 1879-1972 ISO Abbreviation: J Adolesc Health Publication Date: 2009 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-08-24 Completed Date: 2009-12-08 Revised Date: 2010-09-07 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9102136 Medline TA: J Adolesc Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: S45-56 Citation Subset: IM |
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Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106-1248, USA. yterry@umich.edu |
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Adolescent Body Mass Index Diet / standards* Diet Surveys Food Dispensers, Automatic / standards Food Habits Food Services / standards* Fruit / supply & distribution Humans Nutrition Policy* Obesity / epidemiology Overweight / epidemiology Schools / standards* United States / epidemiology Vegetables / supply & distribution |
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DA01411/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; R01 DA001411-34/DA/NIDA NIH HHS |
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