UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health

Full citation: Puhl RM, Luedicke J. Parental support for policy measures and school-based efforts to address weight-based victimization of overweight youth. Int J Obes (Lond). 2014;38(4):531-538. https://doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2013.207

Current food marketing practices present a significant public health threat for older children and teens, according to a report recently released by the Rudd Center. The report suggests that children ages 12 to 14 are highly vulnerable to influence from unhealthy food marketing, and policy solutions are needed to protect children until at least age 14.

Full citation: Kyle TK, Puhl RM. Putting people first in obesity. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2014;22(5):1211. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.20727

Full citation: Lesser LI, Puhl RM. Alternatives to monetary incentives for employee weight loss. Am J Prev Med. 2014;46(4):429-431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2013.11.017

There is a strong relationship between student health and academic achievement, according to researchers at Yale University. The study suggests that school, home, and community environments that promote student health will also lay the groundwork for higher levels of achievement. The study is published online in the January issue of the Journal of School Health.

Full citation: Pearl RL, Puhl RM, Dovidio JF. Differential effects of weight bias experiences and internalization on exercise among women with overweight and obesity. J Health Psychol. 2015;20(12):1626-1632. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105313520338

A federal excise tax of a penny-per-ounce on sugar-sweetened beverages would generate over thirteen billion dollars in revenue per year, according to an estimate derived by researchers at the Rudd Center. In collaboration with researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago, researchers at the Rudd Center have updated the Center’s Revenue Calculator for Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes, an online tool which offers estimates of revenue from taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages.

Exposure to weight stigma causes physiological stress in both overweight and lean women, according to a study by researchers at the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity. The study is published online in Psychosomatic Medicine.

Full citation: Ickovics JR, Carroll-Scott A, Peters SM, Schwartz M, Gilstad-Hayden K, McCaslin C. Health and academic achievement: cumulative effects of health assets on standardized test scores among urban youth in the United States. J Sch Health. 2014;84(1):40-48. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12117