Universal Free School Meals Policy and Childhood Obesity

• DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-063749
• Publication Date: 2024-03-18T08:05:55Z
• Authors: Anna M. Localio; Melissa A. Knox; Anirban Basu; Tom Lindman; Lina Pinero Walki...; Jessica C. Jones-...
• Keywords: Pediatric Obesity; Schools; Lunch; 0502 economics and business; 05 social sciences; Food Services; Humans; Child; Meals; Breakfast

The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a universal free school meals policy, increases meal participation by allowing schools in low-income areas to provide breakfast and lunch all students; however, its impact on obesity remains uncertain. objective of this study is estimate the association CEP with child obesity.