ArticleNutrients2022
The Ultra-Processed Food Content of School Meals and Packed Lunches in the United Kingdom.
Article in Nutrients, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.
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- Ultraprocessed Foods Associated With Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2025Article
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- Factors that influence snacking behaviors among urban Indian adolescents - a qualitative inquiry.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- A scoping review of the existing evidence linking school food procurement contract type with school food provision.PloS one · 2025Article
- Evaluating the impact of the universal infant free school meal policy on the ultra-processed food content of children's lunches in England and Scotland: a natural experiment.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Article
- National school food standards in England: a cross-sectional study to explore compliance in secondary schools and impact on pupil nutritional intake.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Article
- Ultra-processed food consumption in UK adolescents: distribution, trends, and sociodemographic correlates using the National Diet and Nutrition Survey 2008/09 to 2018/19.European journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- The Nutritional Quality of Food Provision at UK Government-Funded Holiday Clubs: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Energy and Nutrient Content.Nutrients · 2023Article
- A Mixed Methods, Quasi-Experimental Evaluation Exploring the Impact of a Secondary School Universal Free School Meals Intervention Pilot.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- A qualitative process evaluation of universal free school meal provision in two London secondary schools.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Factors that influence food choices in secondary school canteens: a qualitative study of pupil and staff perspectives.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- School meals in the UK: ultra-processed, unequal and inadequate.Public health nutrition · 2023Article
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Abstract
British children have the highest levels of ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption in Europe. Schools are posited as a positive setting for impacting dietary intake, but the level of UPFs consumed in schools is currently unknown. This study determined the UPF content of school food in the UK. We conducted a pooled cross-sectional analysis of primary (4-11 years,
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