School food standards in the UK: Implementation and evaluation

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 968-981

  Adamson, Ashley ^a   Spence, Suzanne ^a   Reed, Lowri ^b   Conway, Ruth ^b   Palmer, Alison ^c   Stewart, Eve ^d   McBratney, Jennifer ^e   Carter, Lynne ^f   Beattie, Shirley ^g   Nelson, Michael ^h  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WELSH GOVERNMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c Welsh Government   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Education Bangor ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e Public Health Agency   (United Kingdom)

^f SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT   (United Kingdom)

^g Education Scotland   (United Kingdom)

^h Childrens Food Trust and School Food Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

England; Northern Ireland; Primary school; School food; School food policy; School food standards; Scotland; Secondary school; UK; Wales

Indexed keywords

CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; DIET; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEAL; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL; STANDARDS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; DIET; FOOD SERVICES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LUNCH; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84878388786     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980013000621     Document Type: Article

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