School Rules on Sugary Drinks Helps Lower Access to Unhealthy Beverages

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A study from Preventing Chronic Disease showed that after district-wide policies were implemented across Boston schools, students had less access to sugar-sweetened beverages.

The data showed that after a ban of sugary drinks in 2004, 89.6% of all schools studied met beverage nutrition standards, with elementary schools showing the most compliance at 93.6 percent.

Through the study, researchers also found that when these nutrition standards were met at 85.5 percent of schools studied, only four percent of students had little to no access to competitive beverages or sugary beverages at school.

Rebecca S. Mozaffarian, MS, MPH of the department of social and behavioral sciences at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health explained in a recent article that these findings from the study can help encourage school districts nationally as they work to comply with Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act Smart Snacks in School requirements, and can translate into sustained healthier environments.

To learn more about this study, click here.