Urban Institute, Washington, DC 20037, USA.
Health Educ Behav. 2013 Feb;40(1):19-23. doi: 10.1177/1090198111435095. Epub 2012 Apr 4.
Childhood obesity is emerging as a considerable public health problem with no clear antidote. The school food environment is a potential intervention point for policy makers, with competitive food and beverage regulation as a possible policy lever. This research examines the link between competitive food and beverage availability in school and adolescent consumption patterns using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999. Results from value-added multivariate regression models reveal limited evidence that competitive food policy affects fruit and vegetable consumption. Findings suggest a stronger link between competitive beverage policy and consumption of sweetened beverages for population subgroups.
儿童肥胖症正在成为一个相当严重的公共卫生问题，但目前尚无明确的解决办法。学校食品环境是政策制定者的一个潜在干预点，而竞争性食品和饮料法规则是一个可能的政策杠杆。本研究使用 1998-1999 年幼儿园纵向研究的数据，考察了学校竞争性食品和饮料供应与青少年消费模式之间的联系。增值多元回归模型的结果表明，竞争性食品政策对水果和蔬菜消费的影响有限。研究结果表明，对于某些人群亚组，竞争性饮料政策与含糖饮料消费之间存在更强的联系。
