• The percentage of children and adolescents who are obese has more than tripled in recent decades, and most young people do not meet recommendations for healthy eating.(1,2)
• Overweight and obesity are strongly associated with an increased risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, asthma, joint problems, and poor health status.(3)
• Despite these facts, many schools still allow students to purchase competitive foods such as candy, chips, soda, and other unhealthy snack foods and beverages in vending machines, school stores, or as à la carte offerings in school cafeterias.(4,5)
• Research shows that students who attend schools that sell foods with low nutrient density (often referred to as junk foods*) and sugar-sweetened beverages have lower intake of fruits, vegetables, and milk at lunch, lower daily intake of fruits and vegetables, and higher daily percentage of calories from total fat and saturated fat.(6-9)
• The majority of students attend schools in districts with written wellness policies that include nutrition standards for competitive foods and beverages, and more than half of states have policies that limit or restrict competitive foods in schools.(10,11) However, these policies vary in strength, and many do not ensure that only healthy foods and beverages are available on school campuses.
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