Industry Self-Regulation to Improve Student Health

Quantifying Changes in Beverage Shipments to Schools

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11031367
AutoresRobert F Wescott (At the time of this study, all authors were with Keybridge Research, LLC, Washington, DC.), Brendan M Fitzpatrick (At the time of this study, all authors were with Keybridge Research, LLC, Washington, DC.), Elizabeth Phillips (0000-0001-7084-2076, At the time of this study, all authors were with Keybridge Research, LLC, Washington, DC.), Elizabeth A Phillips (0000-0002-8309-4801, Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction Study Group)
Año2012
Volumen102
Número10
Páginas1928-1935
Fecha de publicación2012-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2011.300610
PMID22897528
PMCIDPMC3490668
OpenAlexW2124964632
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas18

Objectives. We developed a data collection and monitoring system to independently evaluate the self-regulatory effort to reduce the number of beverage calories available to children during the regular and extended school day. We have described the data collection procedures used to verify data supplied by the beverage industry and quantified changes in school beverage shipments. Methods. Using a proprietary industry data set collected in 2005 and semiannually in 2007 through 2010, we measured the total volume of beverage shipments to elementary, middle, and high schools to monitor intertemporal changes in beverage volumes, the composition of products delivered to schools, and portion sizes. We compared data with findings from existing research of the school beverage landscape and a separate data set based on contracts between schools and beverage bottling companies. Results. Between 2004 and the 2009–2010 school year, the beverage industry reduced calories shipped to schools by 90%. On a total ounces basis, shipments of full-calorie soft drinks to schools decreased by 97%. Conclusions. Industry self-regulation, with the assistance of a transparent and independent monitoring process, can be a valuable tool in improving public health outcomes

Beverage industry · Bottling line · Business · Calorie · Data collection · Environmental health · Operations management · Public health · Soft drink · Statistics · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Engineering · Food Science · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Marketing · Mathematics · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet