UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health

Full citation: Boehm R, Read M, Henderson KE, Schwartz MB. Removing competitive foods v. nudging and marketing school meals: a pilot study in high-school cafeterias. Public Health Nutr. 2020;23(2):366-373. https://doi.org/10.1017/S136898001900329X

Full citation: Choi YY, Ludwig A, Harris JL. US toddler milk sales and associations with marketing practices. Public Health Nutr. 2020;23(6):1127-1135. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980019003756

Full citation: Puhl RM. What words should we use to talk about weight? A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies examining preferences for weight-related terminology. Obes Rev. 2020;21(6):e13008. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13008

Full citation: Harris JL. Targeted Food Marketing to Black and Hispanic Consumers: The Tobacco Playbook. Am J Public Health. 2020;110(3):271-272. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305518

Full citation: Puhl RM, Himmelstein MS, Pearl RL. Weight stigma as a psychosocial contributor to obesity. Am Psychol. 2020;75(2):274-289. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000538

Full citation: L Harris J, Webb V, J Sacco S, L Pomeranz J. Marketing to Children in Supermarkets: An Opportunity for Public Policy to Improve Children’s Diets. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;17(4):1284. Published 2020 Feb 17. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17041284

Full citation: Pudney EV, Himmelstein MS, Puhl RM, Foster GD. Distressed or not distressed? A mixed methods examination of reactions to weight stigma and implications for emotional wellbeing and internalized weight bias [published online ahead of print, 2020 Feb 14]. Soc Sci Med. 2020;249:112854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112854

In a new analysis of studies conducted following the implementation of the 2010 Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA), researchers find positive effects on the dietary quality of meals served to school-aged children. Despite concerns over increased plate waste as a result of fruit and vegetable requirements, early regional studies comparing the proportion of foods consumed before and after the HHFKA implementation found that school plate waste did not increase. Producing healthier meals was also not associated with significantly increased costs. 

Full citation: Cohen J, Schwartz MB. Documented Success and Future Potential of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2020;120(3):359-362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2019.10.021

Full citation: O’Brien KS, Puhl RM, Latner JD, et al. The Effect of a Food Addiction Explanation Model for Weight Control and Obesity on Weight Stigma. Nutrients. 2020;12(2):294. Published 2020 Jan 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12020294