School junk food ban works, study finds
Banning junk food from schools actually does have a beneficial effect on students, a new research study shows.
Schools that eliminated junk food from a la carte lines during school lunch hours have seen an 18 percent reduction in overweight or obese students, according to a new study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
The researchers, Associate Professor of Marketing Patricia Kennedy and Associate Professor of Finance Mary McGarvey, examined nutrition policies as well as survey information from students, parents and administrators at eight Midwestern schools, and then considered a range of other factors to gauge the effect of schools’ food policies on students’ weight.
The study suggests expanding the Agriculture Department’s current ban on selling so-called Foods of Limited Nutritional Value during school