Banning All Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Middle Schools

Associations between the school food environment, student consumption and body mass index of Canadian adolescents

“…In contrast, Taber et al reported that reduced access to SSBs at school reduced purchasing but not overall consumption of SSB [29]. Unlike previous studies [18,19,28,30], associations in this study were observed for SSB consumption only and no associations were found between the other school food environment variables (policies, programs, resources, support, availability) and the Food Consumption Index.…”

Implementation of Competitive Food and Beverage Standards in a Sample of Massachusetts Schools: The NOURISH Study (Nutrition Opportunities to Understand Reforms Involving Student Health)

“…Consistent with the literature, 17,20,31,32 increases in the percent of unique compliant food and beverage products for sale in both the NOURISH Massachusetts middle and high schools were observed following policy implementation. Competitive foods and beverages sold in the schools in this study that were consistent with Massachusetts standards increased by 47 percentage points and 46 percentage points, respectively, during the 1-year period.…”

Home Sweet Home: Parent and Home Environmental Factors in Adolescent Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

“…Although the school environment has been the focus of multiple educational and policy interventions, 12,21,22,36 the fact that most SSBs are consumed in the home, 20 along with our findings on home availability and parental consumption, suggest the need to develop multi-level interventions that supplement school-based interventions with home-based interventions. Pertinent to interventions aimed at reducing SSB availability in schools, Taber et al (2011) examined data from 40 states with and without policies banning the sale of SSBs in schools.…”