School Nutrition Programs and the Incidence of Childhood Obesity

Autor/inn/en	Millimet, Daniel L.; Tchernis, Rusty; Husain, Muna
Titel	School Nutrition Programs and the Incidence of Childhood Obesity
Quelle	In: Journal of Human Resources, 45 (2010) 3, S.640-654 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-166X
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Lunch Programs; Breakfast Programs; Nutrition; Children; Child Health; Correlation; Program Effectiveness; Body Weight; Dietetics; Eating Habits; Program Evaluation; Racial Differences; Gender Differences; Family Income; Employment Level; Mothers; Age Differences; Social Services; Pregnancy; Place of Residence; Food; At Risk Persons; Probability; Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Mittagessen; Schulfrühstück; Ernährung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Korrelation; Körpergewicht; Ernährungslehre; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Rassenunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Familieneinkommen; Beschäftigungsgrad; Mother; Mutter; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Schwangerschaft; Wohnort; Lebensmittel; Risikogruppe; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie
Abstract	Given the recent rise in childhood obesity, the School Breakfast Program (SBP) and National School Lunch Program (NSLP) have received renewed attention. Using panel data on more than 13,500 primary school students, we assess the relationship between SBP and NSLP participation and (relatively) long-run measures of child weight. After documenting a positive association between participation and child weight, we find evidence of non-random selection into the SBP. Allowing for such selection is sufficient to alter the results, indicating that the SBP is a valuable tool in the current battle against childhood obesity, whereas the NSLP exacerbates the current epidemic. (Contains 3 tables and 11 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10