Soft Drink Vending Machines in Schools

Price, James H.; Murnan, Judy; Moore, Bradene

doi:10.1080/19325037.2006.10598919

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“…In addition, children in schools begin to make their own decisions and choices on what to eat [34,35]. School children are exposed to opportunities inside or outside school settings to purchase sugary beverages or snacks through vending machines [36]. Frequent consumption of sugary foods, along with poor dental hygiene may explain the higher prevalence of untreated dental caries among the older school children [37,38].…”

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Dental caries among children visiting a mobile dental clinic in South Central Kentucky: a pooled cross-sectional study

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BackgroundDental caries is one of the most common chronic childhood diseases affecting a large portion of children in the United States. The prevalence of childhood dental caries in Kentucky is among the highest in the nation. The purposes of this study are to (1) compare sociodemographic differences between caries and no caries groups and (2) investigate factors associated with untreated dental caries among children who visited a mobile dental clinic in South Central Kentucky.MethodsStudy subjects were children aged 6 to 15 years who participated in the school-based dental sealant program through the mobile dental clinic operated by the Institute for Rural Health at Western Kentucky University between September 2006 and May 2011 (n = 2,453). Descriptive statistics were calculated for sociodemographic factors (age, gender, race/ethnicity, insurance status, and urban versus rural residential location) and caries status. We used chi-square tests to compare sociodemographic differences of children stratified by caries and no caries status as well as three levels of caries severity. We developed a logistic regression model to investigate factors associated with untreated dental caries while controlling for sociodemographic characteristics.ResultsThe proportion of children having untreated dental caries was 49.7% and the mean number of untreated dental caries was 2.0. The proportion of untreated dental caries was higher in older children, children with no insurance and living in rural residential locations, and caries severity was also higher in these groups. Odds ratio indicated that older ages, not having private insurance (having only public, government-sponsored insurance or no insurance at all) and rural residential location were associated with having untreated dental caries after controlling for sociodemographic characteristics of children.ConclusionsUntreated dental caries was more likely to be present in older children living in rural areas without insurance. Health interventionists may use this information and target rural children without having proper insurance in order to reduce geographic disparities in untreated dental caries in South Central Kentucky.

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Dental caries among children visiting a mobile dental clinic in South Central Kentucky: a pooled cross-sectional study

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“…As a result, the number of policies and regulations being passed to improve the food items children and adolescents have access to during the school day has increased. Soft drink vending machines and their associated contracts with schools have been scrutinized for their role in the rising obesity epidemic, and some health advocates have called for the banning of soft drinks 14 . Public health experts, parents, and communities are looking for ways to improve the school food environment.…”

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The National School Lunch and Competitive Food Offerings and Purchasing Behaviors of High School Students

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Korba

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2007

Journal of School Health

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“…These proposals have been primarily aimed at schools and food sellers. They include: state and national taxes on sugared soft drinks (Salant, 2009); bans on such drinks in schools (Price, 2006); bans on building new fast food restaurants, increases in mandatory physical education requirements; and healthier school lunch menus (Trust for America’s Health, 2009). Many of these proposals have been made without sufficient evidence that they would have a beneficial effect or in spite of evidence that they would have no benefit.…”

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Effects of the built environment on childhood obesity: The case of urban recreational trails and crime

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Economics & Human Biology

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We study the effects of urban environment on childhood obesity by concentrating on the effects of walking trails and crime close to children’s homes on their BMI and obesity status. We use a unique dataset, which combines information on recreational trails in Indianapolis with data on violent crimes and anthropomorphic and diagnostic data from children’s clinic visits between 1996 and 2005. We find that having a trail near a home reduces children’s weight. However, the effect depends on the amount of nearby violent crimes. Significant reductions occur only in low crime areas and trails could have opposite effects on weight in high crime areas. These effects are primarily among boys, older children, and children who live in higher income neighborhoods. Evaluated at the mean length of trails this effect for older children in no crime areas would be a reduction of two pounds of the body weight. Falsification tests using planned trails instead of existing trails, show that trails are more likely to be located in areas with heavier children, suggesting that our results on effects of trails represent a lower bound.

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Soft Drink Vending Machines in Schools

Cited by 17 publications

References 43 publications

Dental caries among children visiting a mobile dental clinic in South Central Kentucky: a pooled cross-sectional study

Dental caries among children visiting a mobile dental clinic in South Central Kentucky: a pooled cross-sectional study

The National School Lunch and Competitive Food Offerings and Purchasing Behaviors of High School Students

Effects of the built environment on childhood obesity: The case of urban recreational trails and crime

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