In 2020, a government-funded healthy school lunch program was introduced in a quarter of
New Zealand schools, selected due to high levels of socio-economic barriers. This study …

Children's nutrition is highly influenced by community-level deprivation and socioeconomic
inequalities and the health outcomes associated, such as childhood obesity, continue to …

The school food environment plays an important role in shaping students' dietary choices,
which often influence future dietary behaviours. We surveyed primary and secondary …

Abstract Ka Ora, Ka Ako provides free, healthy lunches for 220,000 learners in low-equity
New Zealand schools. Costing over $260 million annually, it represents the largest …

Childhood and young adulthood are important stages of growing, learning and
development. Yet, there are increasing pressures and challenges that children and young …

Objective: In 2020, a government-funded school lunch program was introduced in a quarter
of New Zealand schools selected based on high levels of socio-economic barriers. We …

To meet the varied dietary needs and preferences of Aotearoa New Zealand's increasingly
multicultural population, our agri-food sector needs to produce a range of affordable food for …

Background: Current nutrition-related health outcomes for children in Aotearoa New
Zealand (ANZ) are poor. Food systems and environments are not designed to promote …

Background: Food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) are essential tools for communicating
nutrition information to populations. Despite efforts to promote good nutrition, rates of …

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