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The Dietary Impacts of the School Breakfast Program
Author(s) -
Devaney Barbara,
Fraker Thomas
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.2307/1242670
Subject(s) - environmental health , nutrient , food science , medicine , biology , ecology
This study examines the dietary impacts of the School Breakfast Program based on twenty‐four‐hour dietary recall data collected during the 1980–81 school year. An important finding is that program availability has no significant relationship with the likelihood of eating breakfast, suggesting that a major program policy objective—to provide a breakfast to children who would not otherwise eat one—is not being achieved. Principal findings from the nutrient intake analysis are: ( a ) calcium intake, both at breakfast and over twenty‐four hours, is positively related to program participation; ( b ) participation in the program is associated with lower intakes of cholesterol, both at breakfast and over twenty‐four hours; and ( c ) iron intake at breakfast is negatively related to program participation.