Healthy People 2010 objectives call for meals and snacks served in schools to contribute to
overall diets that meet federal dietary guidelines. Sales in schools of foods and drinks high …

OBJECTIVE: Despite calls for children to lower their consumption of food high in fat and
sugar (FHFS) and food of minimal nutritional value (FMNV), such foods are heavily marketed …

We examined whether new policies restricting sales in schools of so-called competitive
foods and beverages—those that fall outside of what is served through federally reimbursed …

Federal efforts to address the impact of food marketing on children began more than thirty
years ago, when the Federal Trade Commission sought comment on strategies to reduce …

Almost one-third of American children and adolescents are now either overweight or obese.
One contributing factor may be the foods and beverages sold outside of the US Department …

BACKGROUND: Soft drinks have been widely available in the nation's schools for some
years, but recently, in response to rising concern about the epidemic of obesity among …

In response to concerns about childhood obesity, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
released two reports documenting food and beverage marketing expenditures to children …

Non-communicable conditions such as heart disease and cancer now account for the
majority of all deaths worldwide (1). Obesity contributes to these conditions and its rising …

IN A RECENT SURVEY OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, 78% OF RESPONDENTS reported
that their body weights were not a serious health concern. 1 Approximately one third of these …

It is increasingly recognized that sugar-sweetened beverage consumption contributes to
childhood obesity. Most states have adopted laws that regulate the availability of sugar …