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Variation in Access to Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Vending Machines Across Rural, Town and Urban High Schools

This paper examines the variation in high school student access to sugar-sweetened beverages through vending machines by geographic location (urban, town, or rural) in 26 schools in New Hampshire and Vermont. Advertisements on school vending machines were also compared. Researchers found that sugar-sweetened beverages were widely available in school vending machines, appearing and advertised most More

Keywords: Competitive foods, Food advertising, Rural, Snacks, Sugar-sweetened beverages, Urban, Vending machines, Water

Date: May 2013

Resource Type: Journal Article

Focus Areas: Beverages Food Marketing School & After School

Assessing the Impact of School Vending Machine Policies on Rural Adolescent Beverage Consumption

The goal of this study is to analyze the impact of school vending machine policies on adolescent beverage consumption in predominantly rural high schools across New Hampshire and Vermont. Using data from an ongoing study, this project will specifically seek to compare school beverage vending machine guidelines, restrictions, implementation, and content; and to evaluate the More

Keywords: Beverage contracts, Food advertising, Rural, School wellness policies, Sugar-sweetened beverages, Vending machines, Water

Date: September 2007

Resource Type: Grant Summary