Removing sugar-sweetened beverages from school food stores and snack bars, improving a la carte choices, and reducing the frequency of offering french fries merit testing as strategies to reduce energy from low-nutrient, energy-dense foods at school.

This study estimated the mean calories from added sugars saved by switching sugar-sweetened beverages (including soda, fruit-flavored drinks, and sport drinks) and flavored milks consumed to unflavored low-fat milk (less than 1 percent fat) at meals and water between meals. These changes, which...

This paper used data from the third School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study to identify disparities by race/ethnicity and obesity status in the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and other beverages among United States schoolchildren. The analysis found that beverage consumption patterns...

At schools, consumption of energy from low-nutrient, energy-dense foods may be reduced by limiting access to competitive foods and beverages, enforcing strong school wellness policies, and minimizing the frequency of offering french fries and similar potato products and higher-fat baked goods in...

Limiting children’s access to low-nutrient, energy-dense foods at school may hold promise as a tactic for reducing children’s total calorie intake and controlling BMI.

This study estimated the mean calories from added sugars saved by switching sugar-sweetened beverages (including soda, fruit-flavored drinks, and sport drinks) and flavored milks consumed to unflavored low-fat milk (less than 1 percent fat) at meals and water between meals. These changes, which...

As part of a broader study to assess the science base of dietary guidance for children ages 2 to 18 years, Mathematica conducted a systematic review of the literature on food and nutrient intake and weight management published in 2004-2008. This report summarizes studies published since the 2005...

Recommendations to promote healthy living, such as the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, are intended to translate scientific knowledge into everyday practice. This report assesses the evidence base for child-focused dietary guidance, identifying new evidence as well as topics where there are...

As part of a broader study to assess the science base of dietary guidance for children ages 2 to 18 years, Mathematica conducted a systematic review of the literature on food and nutrient intake and weight management published in 2004-2008. This report summarizes studies published since the 2005...

Recommendations to promote healthy living, such as the <I>Dietary Guidelines for Americans</I>, are intended to translate scientific knowledge into everyday practice. This report assesses the evidence base for child-focused dietary guidance, identifying new evidence as well as topics where there are...</i>