Effects of policies or interventions that influence the school food environment on children's health and nonhealth outcomes: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Globally, 1 in 3 children under 5 years is undernourished or overweight, and 1 in 2 suffers from hidden hunger due to nutrient deficiencies. As children spend a considerable time at school, school-based policies that aim to improve children's dietary intake may help address this double burden of malnutrition.

Objective

This systematic review aimed to assess the effects of implementing policies or interventions that influence the school food environment on children's health and nonhealth outcomes.

Data sources, extraction, and analysis

Eleven databases were searched up to April 2020 and the World Health Organization (WHO) released a call for data due in June 2020. Records were screened against the eligibility criteria, and data extraction and risk-of-bias asses

SUBMITTER: Durao S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10859694 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature