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School Meals CALL FOR NUTRITION GUIDELINES

School Meals CALL FOR NUTRITION GUIDELINES NUTRITION & fOOD SCIENCE School Meals CALL FOR NUTRITION GUIDELINES Schoolchildren's diets have not improved in recommending 30 per cent. The Newcastle the 1980s despite greater emphasis on researchers also found added sugar intake nutrition education. Recently the School rising by 2 per cent over the decade. Meals Campaign published a major review of Significant numbers of children are getting data on children's eating habits and the role insufficient amounts of some important school meals can play in improving the vitamins and minerals. nation's health. "Consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables Entitled The Nutritional Case for School by children is falling while sales of snacks Meals, the report reviews: and confectionery continue to rise. We are not saying that children can never have chips, • a study in Nottingham which found less but repeated bombardment of their bodies than half of packed lunches have a piece with such fatty foods causes unnecessary ill of fruit; and over two thirds have crisps; health", says Joanne White. • a government study in Wales which found The Nutritional Case for School Meals more than half 15-16 year olds do not eat argues that one of the realistic ways to breakfast every day; improve children's diets and to prevent future ill-health and all the costs which follow, is to • a national survey which found one in six introduce nutrition guidelines for all school children had no hot evening meal, with catering. With control over catering passing over half snacking on crisps and biscuits; from Local Education Authorities to • a study in Kent which found 11-12 year Headteachers, under the Government's Local olds low in iron and calcium; and Management of Schools initiative, Government should take a national lead and • a study in North London which found institute common guidelines for all schools, micronutrient levels falling. says the School Meals Campaign. "Despite growing emphasis on nutrition The report makes a number of policy education, children's diets have not improved recommendations and calls for greater co­ in the last ten years", says nutritionist and ordination of policies between Government co-author of the report, Joanne White. One departments. The Nutritional Case for study by Newcastle University found almost School Meals, by Joanne White, Issy Cole- no change in children's fat intake between Hamilton and Susan Dibb, is published by 1980 and 1990. Fat still accounted for around the School Meals Campaign, 102 Gloucester 40 per cent of energy when the Government Place, London W1H 3DA and is available, has advised a maximum of 35 per cent and price £2.50, including postage and packaging. the World Health Organization is now http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nutrition & Food Science Emerald Publishing

School Meals CALL FOR NUTRITION GUIDELINES

Nutrition & Food Science , Volume 92 (5): 1 – May 1, 1992
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NUTRITION & fOOD SCIENCE School Meals CALL FOR NUTRITION GUIDELINES Schoolchildren's diets have not improved in recommending 30 per cent. The Newcastle the 1980s despite greater emphasis on researchers also found added sugar intake nutrition education. Recently the School rising by 2 per cent over the decade. Meals Campaign published a major review of Significant numbers of children are getting data on children's eating habits and the role insufficient amounts of some important school meals can play in improving the vitamins and minerals. nation's health. "Consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables Entitled The Nutritional Case for School by children is falling while sales of snacks Meals, the report reviews: and confectionery continue to rise. We are not saying that children can never have chips, • a study in Nottingham which found less but repeated bombardment of their bodies than half of packed lunches have a piece with such fatty foods causes unnecessary ill of fruit; and over two thirds have crisps; health", says Joanne White. • a government study in Wales which found The Nutritional Case for School Meals more than half 15-16 year olds do not eat argues that one of the realistic ways to breakfast every day; improve children's diets and to prevent future ill-health and all the costs which follow, is to • a national survey which found one in six introduce nutrition guidelines for all school children had no hot evening meal, with catering. With control over catering passing over half snacking on crisps and biscuits; from Local Education Authorities to • a study in Kent which found 11-12 year Headteachers, under the Government's Local olds low in iron and calcium; and Management of Schools initiative, Government should take a national lead and • a study in North London which found institute common guidelines for all schools, micronutrient levels falling. says the School Meals Campaign. "Despite growing emphasis on nutrition The report makes a number of policy education, children's diets have not improved recommendations and calls for greater co­ in the last ten years", says nutritionist and ordination of policies between Government co-author of the report, Joanne White. One departments. The Nutritional Case for study by Newcastle University found almost School Meals, by Joanne White, Issy Cole- no change in children's fat intake between Hamilton and Susan Dibb, is published by 1980 and 1990. Fat still accounted for around the School Meals Campaign, 102 Gloucester 40 per cent of energy when the Government Place, London W1H 3DA and is available, has advised a maximum of 35 per cent and price £2.50, including postage and packaging. the World Health Organization is now

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