Poor compliance with school food environment guidelines in elementary schools in Northwest Mexico: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Mexico, 35.5% of school-age children were overweight or obese in 2018. The school food environment is important because children spend a significant part of their time at school and consume one-third to one-half of their daily meals there. In 2014, a Federal Government guideline for the sale and distribution of food and beverages in Mexican schools was published (the AGREEMENT) but the extent of its implementation is not known.

Methods

Descriptive cross-sectional study in a representative, random sample of elementary schools, using the tools of the INFORMAS network. Data collection included: a) an interview with a school authority; b) a checklist of items available in the school canteen; c) a checklist of the school breakfast menu; and d) an evaluation of the p

SUBMITTER: Hugues Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8584694 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature