School nutrition policy implementation slows weight gain in middle school students

(UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity) New study from researchers at the UConn Rudd Center and Yale School of Public Health finds that middle school students who receive nutrition policy interventions experience an increase in body mass of less than 1 percent, while students who do not receive these interventions experience an increase in body mass of 3-4 percent. Students with these interventions also report eating less fast food and consuming fewer sugary drinks.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/urcf-snp121418.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 17, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news