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Association Between School Food Environment and Practices and Body Mass Index of US Public School Children

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  • Mary Kay Fox
  • Allison Hedley Dodd
  • Ander Wilson
  • Philip M. Gleason

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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.

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  • Mary Kay Fox & Allison Hedley Dodd & Ander Wilson & Philip M. Gleason, 2009. "Association Between School Food Environment and Practices and Body Mass Index of US Public School Children," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 5434561de1384ada875d93f18, Mathematica Policy Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:mpr:mprres:5434561de1384ada875d93f18958eb53
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    2. Chang, Hung-Hao, 2014. "Food Preparation for the School Lunch Program and Body Weight of Elementary School Children in Taiwan," International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, International Food and Agribusiness Management Association, vol. 17(01), pages 1-16, February.
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    4. Alison Gustafson & Stephanie Jilcott Pitts & Jordan McDonald & Hannah Ford & Paige Connelly & Rachel Gillespie & Emily Liu & Heather Bush & Candace Brancato & Toyin Babatande & Janet Mullins, 2017. "Direct Effects of the Home, School, and Consumer Food Environments on the Association between Food Purchasing Patterns and Dietary Intake among Rural Adolescents in Kentucky and North Carolina, 2017," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(10), pages 1-12, October.
    5. Alberto Bertossi & Stefania Troiano & Francesco Marangon, 2023. "Financing for sustainable food systems: The role of the vending sector," Economia agro-alimentare, FrancoAngeli Editore, vol. 25(2), pages 115-134.
    6. Newman, Constance & Guthrie, Joanne F. & Mancino, Lisa & Ralston, Katherine L. & Musiker, Melissa, 2009. "Meeting Total Fat Requirements for School Lunches: Influences of School Policies and Characteristics," Economic Research Report 55957, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    7. Siobhan O’Halloran & Gabriel Eksteen & Mekdes Gebremariam & Laura Alston, 2020. "Measurement Methods Used to Assess the School Food Environment: A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(5), pages 1-23, March.
    8. Zeng, Di & Thomsen, Michael R. & Nayga, Rodolfo M. & Rouse, Heather L., 2016. "Middle school transition and body weight outcomes: Evidence from Arkansas Public Schoolchildren," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 21(C), pages 64-74.
    9. Elizabeth L. Budd & Raoul S. Liévanos & Brigette Amidon, 2020. "Open Campus Policies: How Built, Food, Social, and Organizational Environments Matter for Oregon’s Public High School Students’ Health," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(2), pages 1-19, January.
    10. Constance Awuor Gewa & Agatha Christine Onyango & Rose Okoyo Opiyo & Lawrence Cheskin & Joel Gittelsohn, 2021. "Food Environment in and around Primary School Children’s Schools and Neighborhoods in Two Urban Settings in Kenya," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(10), pages 1-19, May.
    11. Tracy K Richmond & Marc N Elliott & Luisa Franzini & Ichiro Kawachi & Margaret O Caughy & M Janice Gilliland & Courtney E Walls & Frank A Franklin & Richard Lowry & Stephen W Banspach & Mark A Schuste, 2014. "School Programs and Characteristics and Their Influence on Student BMI: Findings from Healthy Passages," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(1), pages 1-7, January.
    12. Laura Alston & Nicholas Crooks & Claudia Strugnell & Liliana Orellana & Steven Allender & Claire Rennie & Melanie Nichols, 2019. "Associations between School Food Environments, Body Mass Index and Dietary Intakes among Regional School Students in Victoria, Australia: A Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(16), pages 1-13, August.
    13. Bertossi, Alberto & Troiano, Stefania & Marangon, Francesco, 2023. "Financing for sustainable food systems: The role of the vending sector," Economia agro-alimentare / Food Economy, Italian Society of Agri-food Economics/Società Italiana di Economia Agro-Alimentare (SIEA), vol. 25(2), October.

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