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Case Study: The Influence of School Food Programs on High School Adolescents' Behavior of Consuming Fruits and Vegetables
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Monique R. Mitchell – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Obesity influences many adolescents, and a potential setting that can help with this health concern is schools. Schools can help raise awareness of adolescent obesity and promote healthier eating habits among adolescents. Therefore, researchers must determine if school food programs influence high school adolescents' behavior regarding the…
Descriptors: Obesity, Adolescents, Eating Habits, Lunch Programs
Qualitative Analysis of Students' Breakfast Habits and School Breakfast Participation in Two Public School Districts
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Doughty, Kimberly N.; Treu, Judith A.; Eckner, Kerstin – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2020
Purpose/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify key drivers of students' breakfast habits, including eating breakfast at home or at school, to inform strategies that school nutrition professionals might use to increase participation in School Breakfast Programs (SBPs). Methods: A convenience sample of students in grades 1-12 from two…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Breakfast Programs, Student Participation, Student Attitudes
Altering the School Breakfast Environment Reduces Barriers to School Breakfast Participation among Diverse Rural Youth
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Hearst, Mary O.; Shanafelt, Amy; Wang, Qi; Leduc, Robert; Nanney, Marilyn S. – Journal of School Health, 2018
Background: The purpose is to determine if altering school breakfast policies and the school breakfast environment will positively impact adolescent beliefs of the barriers and benefits of eating breakfast. Methods: There were 904 adolescents from 16 rural high schools, Minnesota, in the BreakFAST Study who reported eating breakfast fewer than 4…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, School Policy, High School Students, Rural Schools
High School Students' Recommendations to Improve School Food Environments: Insights from a Critical Stakeholder Group
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Asada, Yuka; Hughes, Alejandro G.; Read, Margaret; Schwartz, Marlene B.; Chriqui, Jamie F. – Journal of School Health, 2017
Background: The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) directed the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to revise school meal standards. Students are most affected by efforts to improve the school food environment; yet, few studies directly include students. This study examined high school students' experiences of school meal reform to gain…
Descriptors: High School Students, Food, Focus Groups, Student Experience
Geographic Differences in Physical Education and Adolescent BMI: Have Legal Mandates Made a Difference?
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Anderson, Laura M.; Aycock, Katherine E.; Mihalic, Caitlin A.; Kozlowski, Darcie J.; Detschner, Angela M. – Journal of School Nursing, 2013
The school environment is an ideal setting for healthy weight programming with adolescents. The federal government has reinforced the importance of school-based health promotion. The current study examined the preliminary influence of the 2006 school wellness policy requirement of the "Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act"…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Body Composition, Adolescents, Health Promotion
Cafeteria Food. Research Brief
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Walker, Karen – Education Partnerships, Inc., 2005
Currently, high school students account for 60% of food sold in cafeterias. School lunches should provide 33% of the students' energy intake, however, according to some research, it was found that it tends to only provide 19% because of the sale of "competitive" foods. Research by the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that girls ages…
Descriptors: Food, Eating Habits, Dining Facilities, Obesity