Weight bias internalization (WBI) is an understudied form of internalized stigma, particularly among treatment- seeking adults with overweight/obesity. The current study surveyed 13,996 adults currently engaged in weight management in the first multinational study of WBI.
Full Citation: Pearl RL, Puhl RM, Lessard LM, Himmelstein MS, Foster GD. Prevalence and correlates of weight bias internalization in weight management: A multinational study. SSM Popul Health. 2021;13:100755. Published 2021 Feb 17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100755
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Weight-based victimization (WBV) is a common and consequential experience for adolescents with overweight and obesity. The current study examined the relative contributions of different school-based sources of WBV (i.e., peers, friends, teachers, coaches) on academic grades, as well as the role of teachers in mitigating the academic consequences of WBV among a sample of 148 adolescents with high body weight.
Full Citation: Lessard LM, Lawrence SE, Puhl RM. Weight-based victimization and school performance in adolescence: Can teachers help reduce academic risks?. Sch Psychol. 2021;36(1):69-74. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000371
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The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 allows the provision of universal free meals (UFMs) in high-poverty school areas. Participation in UFM programs, including through CEP, could reduce meal costs due to economies of scale and a lower administrative burden. This study analyzed the School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study (SNMCS) data from 508 UFM-eligible schools (103 UFMs) to evaluate whether meal costs varied by UFM status.
Full Citation: Long MW, Marple K, Andreyeva T. Universal Free Meals Associated with Lower Meal Costs While Maintaining Nutritional Quality. Nutrients. 2021;13(2):670. Published 2021 Feb 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13020670
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Calorie labeling is now required on all large U.S. chain restaurant menus, but its influence on consumer behavior is mixed. This study examines whether different parent-targeted messages encourage parents to order lower-calorie meals for their children in a hypothetical online setting.
Full Citation: Musicus AA, Hua SV, Schwartz MB, et al. Messages Promoting Healthy Kids’ Meals: An Online RCT. Am J Prev Med. 2021;60(5):674-683. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2020.11.012
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Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) contribute to childhood obesity, long-term risks for diet-related diseases, and health disparities affecting communities of color. Hispanic children are disproportionately affected by obesity, but research is needed to better understand culturally specific reasons for providing SSBs to Hispanic children. This exploratory study utilized the Social Ecological Model framework to evaluate Hispanic parents’ perceptions of SSBs and serving them to young children.
Full Citation: Beckman M, Harris J. Understanding individual and socio-cultural factors associated with hispanic parents’ provision of sugar-sweetened beverages to young children. Appetite. 2021;161:105139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2021.105139
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When school buildings across the U.S. closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many school districts mobilized to establish emergency school meal programs to operate outside the setting of school cafeterias. The aim of this convergent mixed-methods study is to (a) examine the structure and rates of participation in the spring 2020 meal programs in Connecticut, and (b) obtain insight about the challenges, strategies used, and lessons learned during this time by food service leaders.
Full citation: Connolly K, Babbin M, McKee S, et al. Dedication, innovation, and collaboration: A mixed-methods analysis of school meals in Connecticut during COVID-19. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. 2021:1-17. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2021.102.020
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When the food industry promises to police itself and pledges to improve nutrition in public health, can it be trusted to make meaningful change or must government mandate those changes? Dr. Jessica Fanzo, Professor of Global Food and Agricultural Policy and Ethics at Johns Hopkins University, and Dr. Jennifer Harri, Senior Research Advisor for Marketing Initiatives at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut, help answer this question.
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The purpose of this study is to identify health resources associated with propensity to vote at the local-level among low-wage workers in two United States. cities. Literature confirms individuals of lower income have a lower propensity of turning out to vote, yet few studies have focused on low-income populations to identify the variation in factors associated with voting within this group.
Full citation: McGuire CM, Gollust SE, De Marco M, Durfee T, Wolfson J, Caspi CE. Equity at the Ballot Box: Health as a Resource for Political Participation Among Low-Income Workers in Two United States Cities. Frontiers in Political Science. 2021;2. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2020.601323
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Using results from our Rudd report on school meals during COVID, this infographic outlines best practices for implementing emergency school meal programs during the pandemic.
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Food insecurity, defined as the inability to access sufficient food for an active, healthy life, affects 11.1% of the US population and is primarily assessed using the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 18-item Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM). This pilot study aimed to determine (i) the interrater reliability of the HFSSM; (ii) the direction of any difference
between responses to the HFSSM; and (iii) the item-level response similarities and differences among mothers and fathers of young children.
Full Citation: Foster JS, Adamsons K, Schwartz MB, Taylor EA, Mobley AR. A pilot examination of the inter-rater reliability of the 18-item Household Food Security Module between cohabiting mothers and fathers. Transl Behav Med. 2020;10(6):1306-1311. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibaa036