Competitive Food and Beverage Policies and Obesity among Middle School Students: Variability by Urbanicity in California.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: This study examined the association between California school nutrition policies and population-level trends in childhood overweight/obesity by levels of urbanicity. Methods: We used interrupted time series with Fitnessgram data on overweight/obesity from the period 2002 to 2010 pertaining to African American, Latino, Asian, and White students in seventh grades who attended California public schools. We used multilevel logistic regression models to examine the impact of the introduction of successive California school nutrition policies on overweight/obesity prevalence, stratified by gender and adjusted for school district-, school-, and student-level characteristics. Results: At the start of the study period, rural areas and second c

SUBMITTER: Matsuzaki M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8818511 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature