School Nutrition Services (SNS) Research

Publication: Health Affairs

Date Published: July 2020

Reference: 

Kenney, E. L., Barrett, J. L., Bleich, S. N., Ward, Z. J., Cradock, A. L., & Gortmaker, S. L. (2020). 
Impact Of The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act On Obesity Trends. Health affairs (Project Hope), 
39(7), 1122–1129. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00133

Key Takeaways: This study found that the Healthy Hungry Free Kids Act (HHFKA)  implementation had no significant changes in the childhood obesity trend. Higher reliance on school meals leads to a reduction in obesity risk per year.

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