Formula companies quadrupled their advertising of toddler milk products over a ten year period, contributing to a 2.6 times increase in the amount of toddler milk sold, according to a new paper published in Public Health Nutrition from researchers at the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the University of Connecticut. This rapid increase in sales occurred despite recommendations from health and nutrition experts. Recently, an expert panel representing the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Heart Association issued guidance recommending that parents do not serve toddler milks, as young children do not need them and the added sugars in these drinks raise concerns.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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