The power of policy: a case study of healthy eating among children.

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We used a case study approach to examine the nutritional effect of a policy to increase fruit and vegetable consumption in the Students Today Achieving Results for Tomorrow after-school program. The snack menu was changed in 44 after-school programs serving 8000 low-income and ethnically diverse elementary-school students. A comparison of previous and current snack menus identified a significant increase in fruit servings (83%) and no change in vegetable servings. We discuss the unintended consequences resulting from the menu changes.

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Author/s: Cassady, Diana (D); Vogt, Rainbow (R); Oto-Kent, Debbie (D); Mosley, Ramona (R); Lincoln, Richard (R);

Affiliation: Center for Advanced Studies in Nutrition and Social Marketing, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA. dlcassady(-atsign-)ucdavis.edu

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Publication Type: Comparative Study; Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: American journal of public health (Am J Public Health), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Sep; vol 96 (issue 9) : pp 1570-1

Dates: Created 2006/08/22; Completed 2006/08/31; Revised 2008/11/20;

PMID: 16873746, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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