期刊
NUTRIENTS
卷 13, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nu13010013
关键词
school; nutrition; competitive foods; childhood obesity; school nutrition policies; state law
资金
- U.S. Department of Agriculture [USDA-FNS-OPS-SWP-15-IL-01]
- Healthy Eating Research, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation at Duke University [76655]
This study found that stronger state nutrition policies were associated with lower student BMI scores and fewer unhealthy foods and beverages available in schools, suggesting that regulations on competitive foods and beverages can improve the nutritional quality of the school environment and student BMI.
In response to concerns about childhood obesity, many US states have implemented policies to limit the sale of unhealthy foods and beverages (e.g., snacks, desserts, and sugary drinks) sold in competition with school meal programs (i.e., competitive foods) in order to improve the nutritional environment of schools and support student health. This study measured state-level competitive food and beverage policies that require foods and beverages sold in a la carte lines, vending machines, and school stores to meet strong nutrition standards and tested the hypothesis that students living in states with stronger laws would have lower body mass index (BMI)-for-age percentiles. BMI data from a national sample of 1625 students attending 284 schools from the School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study were linked to state laws coded as part of the National Wellness Policy Study. A survey-adjusted linear regression model accounting for student and school-level characteristics showed that stronger state nutrition policies were associated with lower student BMI scores (coefficient: -0.06, 95% CI: -0.12, -0.00). Additional models indicated that stronger state policies were significantly associated with fewer unhealthy foods and beverages available in schools. These findings suggest that strong regulations on competitive foods and beverages may lead to improvements in the nutritional quality of the school environment and student BMI. Thus, current federal standards regulating snacks in US schools (i.e., Smart Snacks) are an important element of a comprehensive strategy to improve the school nutrition environment and reduce rates of childhood obesity.
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