In the first study to examine cereal-buying patterns in homes in the United States, researchers at the Rudd Center found that African-American and Hispanic families are most likely to buy cereals that are advertised directly to children, which are also the least nutritious cereals. The study appears online in the journal Public Health Nutrition.
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Marlene Schwartz
Full citation: Kenney EL, Henderson KE, Humphries D, Schwartz MB. Practice-Based Research To Engage Teachers and Improve Nutrition in the Preschool Setting. Childhood Obesity. 2011;7(6):475-479. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2011.0028
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Full citation: Castetbon K, Harris JL, Schwartz MB. Purchases of ready-to-eat cereals vary across US household sociodemographic categories according to nutritional value and advertising targets. Public Health Nutr. 2012;15(8):1456-1465. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980011003065
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Marlene Schwartz
Full citation: Falbe J, Kenney EL, Henderson KE, Schwartz MB. The Wellness Child Care Assessment Tool: a measure to assess the quality of written nutrition and physical activity policies. J Am Diet Assoc. 2011;111(12):1852-1860. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jada.2011.09.006
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Full citation: Harris JL, Thompson JM, Schwartz MB, Brownell KD. Nutrition-related claims on children’s cereals: what do they mean to parents and do they influence willingness to buy?. Public Health Nutr. 2011;14(12):2207-2212. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980011001741
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Adolescents report that being overweight is a primary reason that students are teased at school, according to a study from the Rudd Center. The study appears online in the journal Journal of School Health.
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Full citation: Puhl RM, Luedicke J, Heuer C. Weight-based victimization toward overweight adolescents: observations and reactions of peers. J Sch Health. 2011;81(11):696-703. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00646.x
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Full citation: Peterson JL, Puhl RM, Luedicke J. An experimental investigation of physical education teachers’ and coaches’ reactions to weight-based victimization in youth. Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 2012;13(2):177-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2011.10.009
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Weight Bullying
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Full citation: Puhl RM, White MA, Paris M, Anez LM, Silva MA, Grilo CM. Negative weight-based attitudes in treatment-seeking obese monolingual Hispanic patients with and without binge eating disorder. Compr Psychiatry. 2011;52(6):737-743. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2010.11.006
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Young people are being exposed to a massive amount of marketing for sugary drinks, such as full-calorie soda, sports drinks, energy drinks, and fruit drinks, according to a new study from the Rudd Center. The study is the most comprehensive and science-based assessment of sugary drink nutrition and marketing ever conducted.