About The Study: The results of this study of 14,000 youths ages 5 to 18 suggest that implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 was associated with reduced body mass index (BMI) among youths. The findings suggest that school meal programs represent a key opportunity for interventions to combat the childhood obesity epidemic given the high rates of program participation and the proportion of total calories consumed through school-based meals.
Authors: Aruna Chandran, M.D., M.P.H., of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.5828)
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