Does Junk Food in Schools Matter? - WebMD
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 MedPage Today | Does Junk Food in Schools Matter? WebMD "What we found basically is, there is no relationship between going to a middle school that sells junk food and gaining weight," says researcher Jennifer Van Hook, PhD, professor of sociology and demography at Penn State University. Junk Food in Schools Not Linked to Obesity |
Published on Monday 6th of February 2012 01:08:42 PM
Junk Food Junk Science Exposed - JD Supra (press release)
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Junk Food Junk Science Exposed JD Supra (press release) Readers may want to note a recent study published in the journal Sociology of Education. See VanHook & Altman, Competitive Food Sales in Schools and Childhood Obesity: A Longitudinal Study, 85 Sociology of Education 23 (January 2012). |
Published on Monday 6th of February 2012 01:08:42 PM
Xpress Reviews: Nonfiction | First Look at New Books, February 3, 2012 - Library Journal
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Xpress Reviews: Nonfiction | First Look at New Books, February 3, 2012 Library Journal The book starts with an incomplete list of natural-food retailers and two farmers' markets and a short list of vegan restaurants in the United States. (Similar information is more comprehensively covered on free websites like www.happycow.net.) ... |
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Do Vending Machines Affect Student Obesity? - Slate Magazine (blog)
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 Slate Magazine (blog) | Do Vending Machines Affect Student Obesity? Slate Magazine (blog) (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) Despite all the recent handwringing (even pearl clutching) over junk food in schools, a study out this month in the quarterly Sociology of Education found no link between student obesity rates and the school-wide ... |
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What changes are coming in the school lunch line? - Bangor Daily News
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What changes are coming in the school lunch line? Bangor Daily News A study that appeared in the January issue of Sociology of Education suggests that obesity is not linked to junk food in schools. Communities all over the country are banning the sale of sweets and salty snacks in public schools in order to combat ... |
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Remove junk science from our school cafeterias - American Council on Science and Health
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Remove junk science from our school cafeterias American Council on Science and Health This study, conducted by two sociologists at Penn State University and published in the journal Sociology of Education, followed almost 20000 students who started kindergarten in 1998. The researchers checked the students' BMI (body mass index) in ... |
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