Effects of Longer Seated Lunch Time on Food Consumption and Waste in Elementary and Middle School-age Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Health experts recommend at least 20 minutes of seated lunch time for children, but no federal policy for lunch period duration exists in the United States. Additional strategies in the National School Lunch Program for mitigating food waste are needed to maintain the viability of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.

Objective

To assess the effect of a longer seated lunch time on food consumption and waste among elementary and middle school-age children.

Design, setting, and participants

This randomized within-participant crossover trial was conducted from June 3 to June 28, 2019, for a total of 20 study days. All attendees of a summer camp held at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, were invited to participate in the study. Participants were elem

SUBMITTER: Burg X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8220493 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature