ArticleThe Journal of nutrition2022
Awareness of and Participation in School Food Programs in Youth from Six Countries.
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- Global parent perspectives on school food service internationally: A mixed papers narrative review.Nutrition & dietetics : the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia · 2026Pooled it
- Promoting healthy school food environments and nutrition in Canada: a systematic review of interventions, policies, and programs.Nutrition reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Systems-Based Dialogue With Secondary School Students to Explore School Food Environments That Promote Healthy People and Planet.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2026Article
- Nutrition Policy and Programs in Educational Settings: Equitable Approaches to Food Security.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Dietary intake and diet quality of Canadian elementary schoolchildren accessing school food programmes: a cross-sectional study.The British journal of nutrition · 2026Article
- Determinants of the Availability of Special Diet Meals in Public Schools from Kraków (Poland): A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Nutrients · 2025Observational
- Getting school-provided meals to the table: an international multiple-case study of school food service.Health promotion international · 2024Article
- Trends in food and nutrition behaviours, knowledge and attitudes among youth in six countries: findings from the 2019-2021 International Food Policy Study Youth Surveys.Public health nutrition · 2024Article
- Serving hope: rethinking school meal programs in Latin America.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundSchool-based meal programs can promote healthy dietary intake in youth. However, limited data exist regarding the impact of income-targeted school meal programs across countries, particularly among food-insecure youth.
objectivesWe examined self-reported awareness of and participation in free school meal programs, and associations with dietary intake in youth from 6 countries with differing national school meal policies.
methodsData were collected through the 2019 International Food Policy Study Youth Survey, a cross-sectional survey of 10,565 youth aged 10-17 y from Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Regression models examined: 1) country differences in awareness of and participation in breakfast and lunch programs; and 2) associations between lunch program participation and intake of fruit and vegetables, and "less healthy" foods during the previous school lunch day.
resultsAwareness of and participation in free breakfast and lunch programs varied across countries. Approximately half of USA and Chilean students participated in school lunch programs-the countries with the most comprehensive national policies-compared with one-fifth of students in the United Kingdom, and ∼5% in Australia, Canada, and Mexico (P < 0.001 for all contrasts). In the United States and Chile, more than two-thirds of youth with the highest level of food insecurity participated in lunch programs, compared with 45% in the United Kingdom, 27% in Canada, and ≤20% in Australia and Mexico. In all countries, youth reporting school lunch program participation were more likely to report fruit and vegetable intake during their previous school lunch (P < 0.001), and higher intake of "less healthy" food in all countries except the United States and Chile.
conclusionsMore comprehensive national policies were associated with greater participation in school meal programs, particularly among youth at greatest risk of food insecurity, as well as healthier dietary intake from school lunches.
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