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Healthier School Snacks & Latino Kids

HEALTHIER SCHOOL SNACKS &LATINO KIDS THE BAD Latino middle-school students had significantly greater access to school stores or snack bars/carts, which tend to sell high-fat, high-sugar items, than their black and white peers. ||||||| Nutrition standards for snacks Latino high-school students had greater access to brand-name fast foods in schools. and drinks in Latino-centric schools tend to be weak. Weaker Latino students were at least twice as likely as White students to buy from a vending machine, when available. standards are less likely to positively impact student weight. THE GOOD Policies that reduce access to unhealthy snack foods and drinks in schools can reduce Latino students' consumption of thoseitems during the school day. After California adopted strict nutrition standards for snacks sold in schools in 2007: The availability and consumption of sugary drinks, chips, candy, etc., decreased. A majority-Latino student population reported drinking more water. Another majority-Latino student population consumed less fat, sugar, and an average of 158 fewer calories a day than students in states with no such rules. A 2012 report found that strong nutrition standards for school snacks can support a healthy weight among Latino students. CONCLUSION 352 By 2050, 35 percent of young people in the U.S. will be Latino. Providing healthier school snacks and drinks can help make sure this growing population is healthy. Go to www.salud-america.org to find out more on Latino childhood obesity. SUGARY DRINKS HEALTHIER MARKETING ACTIVE PLAY BETTER FOOD IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTHIER SCHOOL SNACKS ACTIVE SPACES Sources for the information included in this infographic can be found in Salud America! Research Reviews, available at wwwW.salud-america.org. Salud America! is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with direction and technical assistance provided by the Institute for Health Promotion Research at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER Robert Wood Johnson Foundation SAN ANTONIO %24 %24

Healthier School Snacks & Latino Kids

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Latino students are widely exposed to high-fat, high-sugar snacks and drinks sold in schools, but implementing stronger nutritional standards can yield healthier school snacks for this growing populat...

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