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A multinational examination of weight bias: predictors of anti-fat attitudes across four countries
April 2015

Full citation: Puhl RM, Latner JD, O’Brien K, Luedicke J, Danielsdottir S, Forhan M. A multinational examination of weight bias: predictors of anti-fat attitudes across four countries. Int J Obes (Lond). 2015;39(7):1166-1173. https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2015.32

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Publication
FOCUS AREAS:
Weight Bias & Stigma
RUDD AUTHORS:
Rebecca Puhl
Children and Energy Drinks: Evidence of a growing public health crisis
March 2015

Emerging evidence shows that highly-caffeinated, often sugar-laden energy drinks can harm children and adolescents, and supports physicians groups and policymakers calling for restrictions on marketing and sales of these drinks to children under 18, according to a new study by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut.

 

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Press Release
FOCUS AREAS:
Sugary Drinks
RUDD AUTHORS:
Jennifer Harris



Many Parents Believe Some Sugary Drinks Are Healthy Choices for Kids
March 2015

Despite public health messages about the importance of reducing consumption of sugary drinks, many parents believe that some drinks with high amounts of added sugar – especially fruit drinks, sports drinks and flavored water – are healthy options for children, according to a new study from the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the University of Connecticut published today in Public Health Nutrition.

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Press Release
FOCUS AREAS:
Sugary Drinks
RUDD AUTHORS:
Jennifer Harris
Marlene Schwartz


Students Eat More Fruit and Throw Away Less Food With New Healthier School Lunches
March 2015

After the U.S. Department of Agriculture's healthier school meal standards went into effect, students ate more fruit and threw away less of their entrees and vegetables than before the changes, according to a study published today in Childhoold Obesity.

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Press Release
FOCUS AREAS:
Schools
RUDD AUTHORS:
Marlene Schwartz



New School Meal Regulations Increase Fruit Consumption and Do Not Increase Total Plate Waste
March 2015

Full citation: Schwartz MB, Henderson KE, Read M, Danna N, Ickovics JR. New school meal regulations increase fruit consumption and do not increase total plate waste. Child Obes. 2015;11(3):242-247. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2015.0019

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Schools
RUDD AUTHORS:
Marlene Schwartz
Parents’ beliefs about the healthfulness of sugary drink options: opportunities to address misperceptions
March 2015

Full citation: Munsell CR, Harris JL, Sarda V, Schwartz MB. Parents’ beliefs about the healthfulness of sugary drink options: opportunities to address misperceptions. Public Health Nutr. 2016;19(1):46-54. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980015000397

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Publication
FOCUS AREAS:
Sugary Drinks
RUDD AUTHORS:
Jennifer Harris
Marlene Schwartz
Environmental factors associated with physical activity in childcare centers
March 2015

Full citation: Henderson KE, Grode GM, O’Connell ML, Schwartz MB. Environmental factors associated with physical activity in childcare centers. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2015;12:43. Published 2015 Mar 29. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-015-0198-0

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Publication
FOCUS AREAS:
Early Care & Education
RUDD AUTHORS:
Marlene Schwartz
Energy drinks and adolescents: what’s the harm?
March 2015

Full citation: Harris JL, Munsell CR. Energy drinks and adolescents: what’s the harm?. Nutr Rev. 2015;73(4):247-257. https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuu061

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Publication
FOCUS AREAS:
Sugary Drinks
RUDD AUTHORS:
Jennifer Harris
Weight bias in 2001 versus 2013: contradictory attitudes among obesity researchers and health professionals
January 2015

Full citation: Tomiyama AJ, Finch LE, Belsky AC, et al. Weight bias in 2001 versus 2013: contradictory attitudes among obesity researchers and health professionals. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2015;23(1):46-53. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.20910

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Publication
FOCUS AREAS:
Weight Bias & Stigma
RUDD AUTHORS:
Marlene Schwartz
Parental Support for Policy Actions To Reduce Weight Stigma Toward Youth in Schools and Children’s Television Programs: Trends From 2011 to 2013
December 2014

Full citation: Suh Y, Puhl R, Liu S, Fleming Milici F. Parental support for policy actions to reduce weight stigma toward youth in schools and children’s television programs: trends from 2011 to 2013. Child Obes. 2014;10(6):533-541. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2014.0050

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RESOURCE TYPE:
Publication
FOCUS AREAS:
Weight Bias & Stigma
RUDD AUTHORS:
Rebecca Puhl
Frances Fleming-Milici
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