Social demographics, snack consumption, vending machine use and oral health

Vending and School Store Snack and Beverage Trends Background

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Profits, commercial food supplier involvement, and school vending machine snack food availability: implications for implementing the new competitive foods rule.

BACKGROUND The 2013-2014 school year involved preparation for implementing the new US Department of Agriculture (USDA) competitive foods nutrition standards. An awareness of associations between commercial supplier involvement, food vending practices, and food vending item availability may assist schools in preparing for the new standards. METHODS Analyses used 2007-2012 questionnaire data fr...

Vending machine assessment methodology. A systematic review.

The nutritional quality of food and beverage products sold in vending machines has been implicated as a contributing factor to the development of an obesogenic food environment. How comprehensive, reliable, and valid are the current assessment tools for vending machines to support or refute these claims? A systematic review was conducted to summarize, compare, and evaluate the current methodolo...

Machine vision system for a reverse vending machine

Dietary pattern, breakfast and snack consumption among middle school students

Introduction: Appropriate nutrition is necessary all through life and it's an important factor in student learning and education development. Malnutrition in adolescents may affect cognitive abilities necessary for learning process and consequently educational achievement. Objective: This study was conducted to determine dietary pattern, breakfast and snack in guidance school students in Ramsar...