Do school meals influence the food consumption? the view from brazi

• Brazil implements a national policy requiring public schools to offer meals to students.• Food consumption between students who eat or not eat meals at school was compared.• School meal consumption affects positively the overall quality of diet, increases the consumption of healthy diet indi cators, and decreases the consumption of unhealthy ones.• The effect of school feeding programs that offer free meals in school can positively impact on food habits.

Source: Nutrition - March 26, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Nath ália Tarossi Locatelli, Daniela Silva Canella, Daniel Henrique Bandoni Source Type: research