Variation in access to sugar-sweetened beverages in vending machines across rural, town and urban high schools
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Knowledge and perceptions of obesity prevention and reducing sugar-sweetened beverages consumption among high school girl students in Shahrekord
Background and aims: The prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents is increasing worldwide. One of the key lifestyle behaviors that helps prevent obesity and being overweight among children and adolescents is to avoid drinking sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) or to take, at most, one serving per day. The present study intended to evaluate knowledge and perceptions of...
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* For the purposes of this statement, the term soft-drinks refers to such beverages as sodas, fruit juices, and sports drinks. Purpose The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) recognizes that targeted marketing and easy access to sweetened foods and beverages (acidulated carbonated and noncarbon-ated) by children and adolescents may increase the amount and frequency of their consumpti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Public Health
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0033-3506
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.01.024