Students choosing fat-free chocolate milk during school lunch consume more calories, total sugar, protein, minerals and vitamins at lunch

Abstract

Objective: To examine how milk consumption varies by milk choice and measure the association of milk choice on the nutritional and energetic content of National School Lunch Program (NSLP) lunches. Design: An observational plate waste study using the Digital Photography of Foods Method. Setting: Data were collected from two suburban South Carolina schools in one district during February and March 2013. Participants: Totally, 968 NSLP lunches selected by 619 kindergarten to fifth grade students. Results: Most students chose chocolate milk (75 %). A multinomial logit model indicated milk choice varied significantly by sociodemographic characteristics. An ordinary least square regression indicated that consumption rates of low-fat white milk were 8·5 % lower than fat-free chocolate milk (P = 0·039) and milk consumption rates varied statistically by sociodemographic characteristics. Ordinary least square regressions found that the consumption of energies and nutrients from NSLP lunches varied with sociodemographic characteristics and milk choice; students selecting chocolate milk consumed 58 more energies (P < 0·001) and 10 more grams of total sugar (P < 0·001) than students selecting low-fat white milk from their NSLP lunches. Students consumed statistically similar energies and nutrients from the non-milk components of their meals. Conclusions: Students selecting chocolate milk consumed more energies and nutrients from their NSLP lunches with the increases in consumption attributed to the milk component of the meal. The findings have implications for recent changes to NSLP guidelines that allow schools to offer both low-fat and fat-free flavoured milk, reversing the previous ban on low-fat flavoured milk under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.

Association between Smoking and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption, Tooth Brushing among Adolescents in China

“…Some merchants claim that their bubble tea is “nutritious” or “healthy” in order to expand their customer base.This attractive advertisement cheats parents and even educators: some middle schools provide sweetened milk beverages in student lunches instead of fresh milk or soybean milk. Other countries also have the same issue [ 40 , 41 ], but China’s attention to this situation is far less than that of other countries.…”

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“…Pendukung susu berperisa berpendapat bahwa susu berperisa merupakan produk yang lebih padat nutrisi, namun dengan tambahan gula yang lebih sedikit dibandingkan dengan minuman manis lainnya. Di sisi lain, beberapa pihak tidak sependapat dengan penyediaan susu berperisa karena tambahan gula yang terkandung didalamnya berkontribusi terhadap obesitas, dan manfaat nutrisinya tidak lebih besar jika dibandingkan dengan risiko kesehatan yang terkait dengan obesitas di masa anak-anak (Peckham et al, 2021) Kandungan gula total wajib dicantumkan pada tabel informasi nilai gizi di label produk. Monosakarida dan disakarida seperti sukrosa dan laktosa tidak wajib dicantumkan.…”

Association between Family and School Pressures, Consumption of Ultra-Processed Beverages, and Obesity in Preadolescents: A School-Based Epidemiological Study

“…However, it is not only soft drinks with added sugars that have been considered potentially harmful. Accordingly, even though there are no clear findings about the effects of concentrated fruit juices and chocolate milk on Body Mass Index (BMI) status [ 7 , 8 , 9 ], both of them are considered concentrated sources of sugar for children and have been accused of contributing extra calories due to the added sugars [ 10 ].…”