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The school nutrition environment and its association with soft drink intakes in seven countries across Europe - the ENERGY project
Nataša JanJohannes BrugEva KovacsElling BereOdysseas AndroutsosYannis ManiosMaartje M. Van StralenSaskia J. Te VeldeJuan Miguel Fernández-alviraNanna LienWendy Van Lippeveldesubject
GerontologyMaleHealth (social science)AdolescentEnergy (esotericism)Geography Planning and DevelopmentHealthy eatingCarbonated BeveragesChoice BehaviorFood SupplySurveys and QuestionnairesMedicineHumansAssociation (psychology)Sociocultural evolutionChildConsumption (economics)Schoolsbusiness.industryPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthFeeding BehaviorHealthy dietEuropeCross-Sectional StudiesChild PreschoolFemaleSoft drinkbusinessdescription
The school is an important setting for promoting healthy eating especially at the transition from childhood to adolescence. This study contributes to the literature by describing practices within physical, political and sociocultural aspects of the school nutrition environment in seven countries across Europe based on questionnaires to the school management, and exploring their associations with soft drink consumption reported on questionnaires by 10-12 year olds. Several of the commonly self-reported practices could be supportive of a healthy diet (time to eat, access to water, restriction on marketing), but some practices were underutilized (i.e. discussion with stakeholders, healthy foods at events). Only a few associations of practices with the pupils' soft drink consumption were found. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-01 |