Availability of Vending Machines and School Stores in California Schools.

Auteur(s) :
Cisse-Egbuonye N., Liles S., Schmitz KE., Kassem N., Irvin VL., Hovell MF.
Date :
Jan, 2016
Source(s) :
The Journal of school health. #86:1 p48-53
Adresse :
Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, 311 Blocker Hall, College Station, TX 77843. [email protected].

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BACKGROUND
This study examined the availability of foods sold in vending machines and school stores in United States public and private schools, and associations of availability with students' food purchases and consumption.

METHODS
Descriptive analyses, chi-square tests, and Spearman product-moment correlations were conducted on data collected from 521 students aged 8 to 15 years recruited from orthodontic offices in California.

RESULTS
Vending machines were more common in private schools than in public schools, whereas school stores were common in both private and public schools. The food items most commonly available in both vending machines and school stores in all schools were predominately foods of minimal nutritional value (FMNV). Participant report of availability of food items in vending machines and/or school stores was significantly correlated with (1) participant purchase of each item from those sources, except for energy drinks, milk, fruits, and vegetables; and (2) participants' friends' consumption of items at lunch, for 2 categories of FMNV (candy, cookies, or cake; soda or sports drinks).

CONCLUSIONS
Despite the Child Nutrition and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Reauthorization Act of 2004, FMNV were still available in schools, and may be contributing to unhealthy dietary choices and ultimately to health risks.

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