Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Tristan Dry, Phillip Baker
Summary: Despite significant progress made by nutrition actors in generating commitment for a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in Australia, political commitment remains low due to powerful influence of industry, opposition from major political parties, ideological resistance to regulation, poor monitoring system, and limited public advocacy. Opportunities for increasing political commitment include limiting industry influence in policy-making and strengthening the pro-tax coalition.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Meg Bruening, Marc A. Adams
Summary: Little research has been conducted on the perceptions of school nutrition professionals and youth regarding existing school nutrition marketing materials. Findings from a two-phased approach revealed that professionals found the materials easy to understand but lacked motivational appeal and influence on fruit/vegetable consumption. Youth participants discussed their preferences, comprehension, and social and health aspects of the materials. The study highlights the need for greater investment and research to enhance the appeal and impact of nutrition marketing materials in schools.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Jody Harris, Tabitha Hrynick, Mai Thi My Thien, Tuyen Huynh, Phuong Huynh, Phuong Nguyen, Anne-Marie Thow
Summary: Global trade has had a long-term impact on food systems, and modern trade agreements are accelerating and complicating these changes, affecting public health and nutrition transition. This study examined the influence of the 2018 Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on the policy space for public health nutrition in Vietnam, identifying tensions between Vietnamese policies and CPTPP sections. Different policy actors hold varying beliefs and interests on these issues, requiring more regular and constructive interaction to find solutions.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Gabriella M. McLoughlin, Callie Walsh-Bailey, Chelsea R. Singleton, Lindsey Turner
Summary: This study aims to develop equity-focused measures in collaboration with practitioners, researchers, and other key implementation partners to evaluate determinants, processes, and outcomes of policy implementation.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Eman Abderbwih, Melani Ratih Mahanani, Andreas Deckert, Khatia Antia, Nisreen Agbaria, Peter Dambach, Stefan Kohler, Olaf Horstick, Volker Winkler, Amanda S. Wendt
Summary: This systematic review explored the impact of school-based nutrition interventions on parents and other family members. The findings showed positive effects on parental dietary intake and nutrition knowledge. However, results varied among different studies, indicating the need for more research to evaluate the impacts on parents and other family members.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jacqueline Chan, Patrick Conroy, Philayrath Phongsavan, David Raubenheimer, Margaret Allman-Farinelli
Summary: The implementation and long-term impact of early childhood nutrition interventions remain a challenge. Understanding the factors at different levels of the food system that contribute to dietary intake and eating behaviors can improve the success of interventions.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Economics
James Berry, Saurabh Mehta, Priya Mukherjee, Hannah Ruebeck, Gauri Kartini Shastry
Summary: Through a randomized controlled trial in schools in Odisha, India, it was found that high intensity monitoring can improve the implementation of the government's iron and folic acid supplementation program, while a new nutrition intervention may crowd out the implementation of this program. Schools with limited resources or capacity are more susceptible to being crowded out by new interventions.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
(2021)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nicholas Kuzik, Christine Cameron, Valerie Carson, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Rachel Colley, Joe Doiron, Guy Faulkner, Ian Janssen, Travis Saunders, John C. Spence, Patricia Tucker, Leigh M. Vanderloo, Mark S. Tremblay
Summary: The 2022 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth is a comprehensive national assessment of physical activity and related behaviors in Canada. The report card assigned grades based on data gathered during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlighted key findings for different subgroups. This paper aims to summarize the report card.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Mulenga Mary Mukanu, Peter Delobelle, Anne Marie Thow, Zandile June-Rose Mchiza
Summary: This study aimed to identify the prevailing dietary patterns and their associated factors among school going adolescents in Lusaka, Zambia. The results showed that both individual behavioral and school environment level factors were significant determinants of the dietary patterns identified in this study.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Kate M. O'Brien, Courtney Barnes, Serene Yoong, Elizabeth Campbell, Rebecca Wyse, Tessa Delaney, Alison Brown, Fiona Stacey, Lynda Davies, Sasha Lorien, Rebecca K. Hodder
Summary: Schools play a critical role in influencing children's healthy eating habits, and school-based nutrition interventions have shown positive effects on improving dietary intake outcomes in children. However, the poor quality of the reviews emphasizes the need for a comprehensive and high-quality systematic review of primary studies.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Sumanta Neupane, Manita Jangid, Samuel P. Scott, Sunny S. Kim, Zivai Murira, Rebecca Heidkamp, Bianca Carducci, Purnima Menon
Summary: Progress to improve nutrition in South Asia is not meeting global targets. Renewed political commitment and monitoring of interventions are needed to improve coverage and quality of care.
MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Lauren Anne Gardner, Amy-Leigh Rowe, Nicola Clare Newton, Tess Aitken, Emily Stockings, Louise Thornton, Maree Teesson, Emma Krogh Devine, Katrina Elizabeth Champion
Summary: This systematic review aims to determine the existence and efficacy of school-based preventive interventions targeting e-cigarette use among adolescents. The researchers will conduct a systematic search and analysis of published studies, and meta-analysis will be used to summarize the data. The findings will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and used to guide the development of new school-based e-cigarette preventive interventions.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Beatriz Ilari, Eun Cho
Summary: This study examined the relationship between musical participation and positive youth development, school connectedness, and hopeful future expectations in middle school students. The findings revealed associations between levels of musical participation and competence, school connectedness, and hopeful future expectations. The study also highlighted issues of access to formal music education for certain students.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Pediatrics
Archontoula Drouka, Dora Brikou, Celine Causeret, Nur Al Ali Al Malla, Stephane Sibalo, Concha Avila, Gabriela Alcat, Anastasia E. Kapetanakou, Patricia Gurviez, Nawel Fellah-Dehiri, Marine Masson, Meropi D. Kontogianni, Mary Yannakoulia
Summary: This narrative review summarizes existing literature on the effectiveness of school-based interventions in Europe to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors in children aged 6-10 years. The results indicate that diet and physical activity interventions have positive effects on various health outcomes, including anthropometric parameters, biomarkers, eating behavior, and self-efficacy. Diet-only interventions specifically impact eating habits, particularly water consumption. Successful interventions usually last for one school year and involve parental involvement and teachers' training.
Article
Development Studies
Amber Steyaert, Joost Dessein
Summary: City-to-city learning processes play an important role in building better urban food systems, but they face challenges in terms of stakeholder involvement, the political and social contexts of each city, and information availability. This paper examines the travel of ideas between Quito and Lima in their urban food systems, finding that stakeholders perceive city-to-city learning as important but still need to overcome obstacles such as the COVID-19 pandemic and specific challenges. The success of the ongoing process between Quito and Lima depends on institutional maturity, social and political environment, resources, and the willingness of local authorities to work on this topic.
HABITAT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
