School Nutrition Services (SNS) Research

Publication: Education, Finance and Policy

Date Published: July 2024

Reference: 

Will Davis, Daniel Kreisman, Tareena Musaddiq; The Effect of Universal Free School Meals on Child BMI. Education Finance and Policy 2024; 19 (3): 461–491.

Key Takeaways: The Community Eligibility Program assessed to see childhood body mass index and found that there was a small increase in the likelihood of being overweight; however little evidence for a small increase of being underweight. The CEP showed no increase in student obesity risk.

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