Publication Date
In 2025 | 0 |
Since 2024 | 0 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 5 |
Descriptor
Nutrition | 5 |
Obesity | 5 |
Children | 4 |
Eating Habits | 3 |
Food | 3 |
Health Education | 3 |
Program Effectiveness | 3 |
Age Differences | 2 |
At Risk Persons | 2 |
Child Health | 2 |
Elementary School Students | 2 |
More ▼ |
Source
Journal of Human Resources | 2 |
Journal of Nutrition… | 1 |
Journal of School Health | 1 |
Journal of School Nursing | 1 |
Author
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 5 |
Reports - Research | 3 |
Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
Education Level
Grade 1 | 5 |
Elementary Education | 3 |
Grade 2 | 3 |
Grade 3 | 3 |
Grade 5 | 2 |
Grade 6 | 2 |
Kindergarten | 2 |
Early Childhood Education | 1 |
Grade 4 | 1 |
Grade 7 | 1 |
Grade 8 | 1 |
More ▼ |
Audience
Location
Illinois | 1 |
United States | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
National School Lunch Act 1946 | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
Early Childhood Longitudinal… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Marchiori, David; Waroquier, Laurent; Klein, Olivier – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2012
Objective: Examine the influence of altering the size of snack food (ie, small vs large cookies) on short-term energy intake. Methods: First- and sixth-graders (n = 77) participated in a between-subjects experimental design. All participants were offered the same gram weight of cookies during an afternoon tea at their school. For half of the…
Descriptors: Research Design, Body Height, Obesity, Food
Schanzenbach, Diane Whitmore – Journal of Human Resources, 2009
This paper assesses whether school lunches contribute to childhood obesity. I employ two methods to isolate the causal impact of school lunches on obesity. First, using panel data, I ?nd that children who consume school lunches are more likely to be obese than those who brown bag their lunches even though they enter kindergarten with the same…
Descriptors: Obesity, Eligibility, Nutrition, Children
Millimet, Daniel L.; Tchernis, Rusty; Husain, Muna – Journal of Human Resources, 2010
Given the recent rise in childhood obesity, the School Breakfast Program (SBP) and National School Lunch Program (NSLP) have received renewed attention. Using panel data on more than 13,500 primary school students, we assess the relationship between SBP and NSLP participation and (relatively) long-run measures of child weight. After documenting a…
Descriptors: Obesity, Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Nutrition
Benjamins, Maureen R.; Whitman, Steven – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: Despite the growing number of school-based interventions designed to reduce childhood obesity or otherwise promote health, no models or materials were found for Jewish schools. The current study describes an effort within a Jewish school system in Chicago to create, implement, and evaluate a school-based intervention tailored to the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Obesity, Jews, Intervention
Kelly, Lynn E.; Patterson, Barbara J. – Journal of School Nursing, 2006
The incidence of overweight and obese children, especially those from low-income and minority backgrounds, continues to rise. Multiple factors contribute to the rising rates. In order to gain an understanding of factors contributing to obesity in low-income families, a qualitative study was conducted with the purpose of gaining knowledge of…
Descriptors: Obesity, Role Models, Low Income Groups, School Nurses