2015
DOI: 10.1590/1415-52732015000100003
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Abstract: Objective: To characterize the school cafeterias in the Federal District of Brazil with respect to the promotion of healthy eating in schools. Methods: This is a descriptive, analytical, cross-sectional study, with a representative sample of schools with cafeterias in the Federal District, Brazil (n=202). The data were collected from April to November 2010 by means of on-site interviews and a structured questionnaire. The Pearson's chi-squared and Student's t tests were used. Results: A higher prevalence of ou… Show more

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“…Such initiatives are crucial in stimulating children and adolescents to change their consumption behaviors, but if the food available is not consistent with the information disseminated to the students it will hardly have any effect on their eating practices since the messaging will be contradictory. The food products that children can access have a powerful impact on the construction of values, an issue that is even more relevant when considering that children are exposed to other environments outside the school that stimulate unhealthy practices 44 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Such initiatives are crucial in stimulating children and adolescents to change their consumption behaviors, but if the food available is not consistent with the information disseminated to the students it will hardly have any effect on their eating practices since the messaging will be contradictory. The food products that children can access have a powerful impact on the construction of values, an issue that is even more relevant when considering that children are exposed to other environments outside the school that stimulate unhealthy practices 44 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Despite the expansion of access to healthy food for schoolchildren, by the PNAE and the PAAS guidelines in effect since 2006, the challenge remains to regulate public and private schools, canteens and their environments. Most of them do not encourage healthy eating because they are commercial establishments with no commitment to PAAS 44 , offering processed and ultra-processed products and, consequently, stimulating their consumption, as a recent study that analyzed the school food environment has shown 45 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is important to mention that although there are initiatives to improve school cafeteria food items, high energy density foods, which are rich in sugar, fat, and salt, such as fried snacks, packaged snacks, sugar candies, and soft drinks, are still available, indicating students' preference forthem 29 . This is due to the high prevalence of outsourced management of school cafeterias, with little interference from the school community, and thus the owner has autonomy and focuses primarily on profit generation at the expense of a healthy diet.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is due to the high prevalence of outsourced management of school cafeterias, with little interference from the school community, and thus the owner has autonomy and focuses primarily on profit generation at the expense of a healthy diet. Therefore, improving the nutritional quality of foods sold around schools should be a continuous integration effort among suppliers, school board, students, families, and the governement 29 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Farklı ülkelerde yapılan çalışmalarda okul kantinlerinde cips, hazır meyve suyu, şekerli içecek, kızartma gibi sağlıksız gıdaların satışının olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bunun yanı sıra taze meyve ve sebze satışının düşük oranlarda olduğu tespit edilmiştir [16][17][18] Kantinlerin aldıkları toplam puan ortancası 77.8 idi (min=33.3, maks=88.9). Fiziki koşul puanı ortancası 10.0 (min=8.0, maks=11.0), gıda hijyeni puanı ortancası 7.0 (min=5.0, maks=8.0), personel hijyeni puanı ortancası 5.0 (min=3.0, maks=6.0) olarak belirlendi (Tablo 6).…”
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