ERIC Number: EJ746536
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 28
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Reading, Writing, and Refreshments: Are School Finances Contributing to Children's Obesity?
Anderson, Patricia M.; Butcher, Kristin F.
Journal of Human Resources, v41 n3 p467-494 Sum 2006
Over the last two decades the proportion of adolescents in the United States who are obese has nearly tripled, and schools, citing financial pressures, have given students greater access to "junk" foods, using the proceeds to fund school programs. We examine whether schools under financial pressure tend to adopt potentially unhealthful food policies and whether students' Body Mass Index (BMI) is higher where they are more likely to be exposed to these food policies. We find that a 10 percentage point increase in potential exposure to junk food in schools leads to about a 1 percent increase in students' BMI.
Descriptors: Reading, Writing (Composition), Educational Finance, Children, Obesity, Adolescents, Food, School Activities, Policy, Body Composition
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Language: English
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