As urbanization and motorization continue worldwide, various health issues have emerged
as a burden between individuals, families and governments at all levels. Under the …

The food environment is a critical place in the food system to implement interventions to
support sustainable diets and address the global syndemic of obesity, undernutrition, and …

(1) Background: It is unknown whether parents' perception of school meals, a determinant of
student meal participation, align with the nutritional quality of meals served in schools. This …

Although vending machines emerged centuries ago, only recently have they regained
popularity. This study aims to provide a systematic review of available marketing literature …

Background Sound evidence for effective community-based strategies is needed to curtail
upward trends in childhood obesity in the United States (US). Objectives The aim of the …

The 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) improved the nutritional quality of food
served in schools. This longitudinal study examined school food offerings over time from …

School food and physical activity (PA) environments can influence children's dietary and
physical activity behaviors. However, evidence on whether school environment is …

Background Despite the many benefits of school meals, not all students participate. One
reason students may not participate in school meals is because they instead purchase …

Objectives To examine (1) parental perceptions of school meals and (2) student meal
participation before and after the implementation of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act …

Background We evaluated the association between availability of specific physical activity
(PA) spaces and PA practices among adolescents within Mexican high schools (HS) …