Evidence
This study evaluated the effectiveness of an afterschool program using a curriculum on nutrition and physical activity. Results showed a significant reduction in overweight and obesity among children in the intervention group.
The study was published in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. The abstract can be read...
This research contains an assessment of the impact of legislation that established nutrition standards for foods and beverages that compete with reimbursable school meals in California. This study concluded that regulation of competitive foods improved school food environments and student nutritional intake.
On-campus foods and beverages meeting...
Making the Case is a set of tools comprising a two-minute video, a PowerPoint that users can customize for their presentations, a PDF packed with research, and an at-a-glance infographic. The tools summarize extensive research that documents the links between school food, better nutrition, academic success, and student health.
They also highlight...
