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Educational benefits of the United States School Feeding program: A critical review of the literature

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  • Pollitt, E.
  • Gersovitz, M.
  • Gargiulo, M.

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In the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 it was stated that educational progress was an objective of the United States School Feeding programs. In spite of this fact no serious attempt has ever been made to evaluate whether this objective has been met; the few evaluations that have been conducted lack scientific rigor. As a whole the studies fail to provide a strong basis from which to make valid inferences regarding the long-term effects of the feeding program on school achievement and adaptation. Studies that have focused on the short-term effects of hunger or morning feeding suggest that the provision of breakfast may both benefit the student emotionally and enhance his capacity to work on school type tasks.

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  • Pollitt, E. & Gersovitz, M. & Gargiulo, M., 1978. "Educational benefits of the United States School Feeding program: A critical review of the literature," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 68(5), pages 477-481.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:1978:68:5:477-481_1
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    1. Betsy Kristjansson & Vivian Robinson & Mark Petticrew & Barbara MacDonald & Julia Krasevec & Laura Janzen & Trish Greenhalgh & George A. Wells & Jessie MacGowan & Anna P. Farmer & Beverley J. Shea & A, 2006. "School Feeding for Improving the Physical and Psychosocial Health of Disadvantaged Students," Campbell Systematic Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 2(1), pages 1-189.

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