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How to Make Kids Eat Healthier in School Cafeterias: An Evidence from Smarter Lunchrooms Program in North East U.S.
Author(s) -
Just David R,
Wansink Brian,
Gabrielyan Gnel,
Hanks Andrew S.,
Brumberg Adam
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.787.6
Subject(s) - calorie , meal , obesity , school meal , food preparation , environmental health , sustainability , intervention (counseling) , conversation , consumption (sociology) , psychology , medicine , food safety , sociology , social science , nursing , ecology , communication , pathology , biology , endocrinology
Obesity numbers has been increasing rapidly in the last decades bringing the problem into the center of conversation. Children are thought to be the most vulnerable group affected by obesity epidemic since they haven't formed any food preferences at their age. Children are also very sensitive to nutritional impulses and calorie content in the food, and they are also very sensitive to sweet and fat foods. By providing free or reduced price meal to over 30 million children through it National School Lunch Program, USDA plays a very important role in feeding kids in the US. The purpose of this study is to identify the impact of Smarter Lunchroom techniques for school cafeterias and its overall sustainability. Pre and post intervention analysis were conducted by researchers in spring 2012. To check the sustainability of the program, researchers revisited some of these schools in 2015. The findings show mixed results for fruit and vegetable selection and consumption.