Studies

Beverages in Schools

The following studies provide information on the consumption of beverages in schools:

• Measuring the Purchases of Soft Drinks by Students in U.S. Schools (.pdf)
• School Beverage Guidelines Progress Report 2006-2007 Executive Summary
• School Beverage Guidelines Progress Report 2006-2007 Full Text
• A Risk Analysis Model of the Relationship Between Beverage Consumption from School Vending Machines and Risk of Adolescent Overweight. Forshee et al. Risk Analysis Vol. 25, No. 5, 2005

Other relevant studies include:

• Secular Trends in Children's Sweetened-Beverage Consumption (1973 to 1994):
  The Bogalusa Heart Study. Rajeshwan et al. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. February 2005.
• Snack Food Intake Does Not Predict Weight Change Among Children and Adolescents. field et al. International Journal of Obesity (2004) 28, 1210 - 1216.