UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health

Full citation: Wolfenden L, McKeough A, Bowman J, et al. Experimental investigation of parents and their children’s social interaction intentions towards obese children. J Paediatr Child Health. 2013;49(7):604-607. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12285

Full citation: Fleming-Milici F, Harris JL, Sarda V, Schwartz MB. Amount of Hispanic youth exposure to food and beverage advertising on Spanish- and English-language television. JAMA Pediatr. 2013;167(8):723-730. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.137

Full citation: Roberto CA, Haynos AF, Schwartz MB, Brownell KD, White MA. Calorie estimation accuracy and menu labeling perceptions among individuals with and without binge eating and/or purging disorders. Eat Weight Disord. 2013;18(3):255-261. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-013-0035-x

Full citation: Martinez OD, Roberto CA, Kim JH, Schwartz MB, Brownell KD. A Survey of undergraduate student perceptions and use of nutrition information labels in a university dining hall. Health Education Journal. 2012;72(3):319-325. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896912443120

Efforts to encourage healthy beverage choices by people receiving federal food assistance are paying off, according to a study by the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity. The study shows that purchases of 100% juice declined among participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) after the program changed in 2007 to offer foods that better reflect dietary recommendations for Americans.

Full citation: Gearhardt AN, Yokum S, Stice E, Harris JL, Brownell KD. Relation of obesity to neural activation in response to food commercials. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2014;9(7):932-938. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nst059

Full citation: Andreyeva T, Luedicke J, Tripp AS, Henderson KE. Effects of reduced juice allowances in food packages for the women, infants, and children program. Pediatrics. 2013;131(5):919-927. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2012-3471

Overweight patients are not the only ones who suffer weight stigmatization in the doctor’s office, a Yale study finds. Physicians who are overweight or obese are vulnerable to biased attitudes from patients which could interfere with quality of care, according to a study by the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity. The findings, published in the International Journal of Obesity, show that a provider’s excess weight negatively affects patients’ perceptions of his or her credibility, level of trust, and inclination to follow medical advice.

Loopholes in industry self-regulation allow food companies to continue to reach large numbers of children with advertising for unhealthy products — such as fast food, candy, and cookies — during “tween” programs and popular children’s holiday specials. The study by the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity is published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Support is needed in child care centers to help meet existing water policies and new water requirements included in the 2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act, according to a study published by the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity. The study, published in the March/April 2013 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, is the first to document availability and accessibility of water in compliance with state and federal policy, and accreditation standards in child care centers.