ArticleRevista de saude publica2020
Are laws restricting soft drinks sales in Brazilian schools able to lower their availability?
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- Temporal evolution of the food environment in Brazilian public and private schools: analysis of Brazil's National Student Health Survey (PeNSE) (2012, 2015 and 2019).BMC public health · 2025Article
- What Is There to Buy? An Analysis of the Food Environment in Public and Private Schools in the Federal District.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Food Environment Around Schools in a Capital City in Southern Brazil: Changes in the Availability of Commercial Food Establishments Between 2012 and 2019.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Trend of minimally processed and ultra-processed beverages purchased in Brazilian households: Less milk and much soft drink (2002-2003 to 2017-2018).Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Characteristics of Brazilian school food and physical activity environments: PeNSE 2015.Revista de saude publica · 2022Article
- Characteristics of the School Food Environment Affect the Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Among Adolescents.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo describe students protected by laws and exposed to soft drinks sales and assess whether forbidding laws are associated with lower availability of these beverages.
methodsWe identified laws forbidding non-government administered cafeterias or sales of soft drinks in schools in the 27 Brazilian state capitals. Data on soft drinks sales were obtained from Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde do Escolar 2015 (PeNSE - National Survey of School Health 2015), for a representative sample of 9th graders from public and private schools. Students were attributed with the status of their school regarding the law and sale of soft drinks. Co-variables were school status (public or private), school size, geographic regions, mother's educational level, score of goods and services. We performed multivariate analyses using Poisson regression.
resultsThe total of 23 laws forbidding sales of soft drinks covered 63.0% of capitals, comprising 56.9% of students. Law coverage was higher among students from more developed regions (67.6%) and in public schools (60.6%), compared with those from less developed regions (38.0%) and private schools (45.8%). Soft drinks were available for 33.9% of students. Students attending public schools in less developed regions had the lowest availability of soft drinks, regardless of law coverage (14.8%; 12.0%); while students attending private schools in these regions had a high availability, regardless of law coverage (82.1%; 73.4%). Restrictive laws were associated with lower sales of soft drinks in more developed regions, and restrictions had a greater association with the availability of soft drinks in public schools (PR = 0.25; 95%CI = 0.15-0.41), compared with private schools (PR = 0.48; 95%CI = 0.35-0.66).
conclusionLaws restricting soft drinks in schools were associated with fewer sales in more developed regions. Private schools were less compliant with the law than public schools. A broadly enforced national law could reduce the availability of soft drinks in schools.
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