Environment

Adams AK, Harvey H, Brown D. Constructs of health and environment inform child obesity prevention in American Indian communities. Obesity. 2008;16(2):311-317.

Babey SH, Jones M, Yu H, Goldstein H. Bubbling over: Soda consumption and its link to obesity in California. Policy Brief UCLA Cent Health Policy Res. 2009;PB2009-5:1-8.

Ball K, Timperio AF, Crawford DA. Understanding environmental influences on nutrition and physical activity behaviors: Where should we look and what should we count? Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2006;3:33.

Barry CL, Jarlenski M, Grob R, Schlesinger M, Gollust SE. News media framing of childhood obesity in the united states from 2000 to 2009. Pediatrics. 2011;128(1):132-145.

Brownson RC, Haire-Joshu D, Luke DA. Shaping the context of health: A review of environmental and policy approaches in the prevention of chronic diseases. Annu Rev Public Health. 2006;27:341-370.

Brug J, Kremers SP, Lenthe F, Ball K, Crawford D. Environmental determinants of healthy eating: In need of theory and evidence. Proc Nutr Soc. 2008;67(3):307-316.

Campbell KJ, Crawford DA, Salmon J, Carver A, Garnett SP, Baur LA. Associations between the home food environment and obesity-promoting eating behaviors in adolescence. Obesity. 2007;15(3):719-730.

Edwards KL, Clarke GP, Ransley JK, Cade J. The neighbourhood matters: Studying exposures relevant to childhood obesity and the policy implications in Leeds, UK. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2009.

Freedman DA. Local food environments: They're all stocked differently. Am J Community Psychol. 2009. 

Glanz K, Sallis JF, Saelens BE, Frank LD. Healthy nutrition environments: Concepts and measures. Am J Health Promot. 2005;19(5):330-3.

Grafova IB. Overweight children: Assessing the contribution of the built environment. Prev Med. 2008;47(3):304-308. 

Holsten JE. Obesity and the community food environment: A systematic review. Public Health Nutr. 2009;12(3):397-405.

Keita AD, Casazza K, Thomas O, Fernandez JR. Neighborhood-level disadvantage is associated with reduced dietary quality in children. J Am Diet Assoc. 2009;109(9):1612-1616.

Khan LK, Sobush K, Keener D, et al. Recommended community strategies and measurements to prevent obesity in the United States. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2009;58(RR-7):1-26. 

Krebs-Smith SM, Reedy J, Bosire C. Healthfulness of the U.S. food supply little improvement despite decades of dietary guidance. Am J Prev Med. 2010.

Larson N, Story M. A review of environmental influences on food choices. Ann Behav Med. 2009;38 Suppl 1:S56-73.

Lytle LA. Measuring the food environment: State of the science. Am J Prev Med. 2009;36(4 Suppl):S134-44.

McClafferty H. Interactions between environmental health and pediatric obesity. Explore. 2008;4(5):328-332.

McKinnon RA, Reedy J, Morrissette MA, Lytle LA, Yaroch AL. Measures of the food environment: A compilation of the literature, 1990-2007. Am J Prev Med. 2009;36(4 Suppl 1):S124-33.

Morland KB, Evenson KR. Obesity prevalence and the local food environment. Health Place. 2009;15(2):491-495. 

O'Malley PM, Johnston LD, Delva J, Bachman JG, Schulenberg JE. Variation in obesity among American secondary school students by school and school characteristics. Am J Prev Med. 2007;33(4 Suppl 1):S187-94. 

Oreskovic NM, Winickoff JP, Kuhlthau KA, Romm D, Perrin JM. Obesity and the built environment among Massachusetts children. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2009;48(9):904-912.

Papas MA, Alberg AJ, Ewing R, Helzlsouer KJ, Gary TL, Klassen AC. The built environment and obesity. Epidemiol Rev. 2007;29:129-143. 

Perez-Lizaur AB, Kaufer-Horwitz M, Plazas M. Environmental and personal correlates of fruit and vegetable consumption in low income, urban Mexican children. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2008;21(1):63-71. 

Rahman T, Cushing RA, Jackson RJ. Contributions of built environment to childhood obesity. Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine. 2011;78(1):49-57. 

Reedy J, Krebs-Smith SM, Bosire C. Evaluating the food environment application of the healthy eating index-2005. Am J Prev Med. 2010.

Romao I, Roth J. Genetic and environmental interactions in obesity and type 2 diabetes. J Am Diet Assoc. 2008;108(4 Suppl 1):S24-8. 

Rundle A, Neckerman KM, Freeman L, et al. Neighborhood food environment and walkability predict obesity in New York City. Environ Health Perspect. 2009;117(3):442-447. 

Sallis JF, Glanz K. Physical activity and food environments: Solutions to the obesity epidemic. Milbank Q. 2009;87(1):123-154. 

Sallis JF, Glanz K. The role of built environments in physical activity, eating, and obesity in childhood. Future Child. 2006;16(1):89-108. 

Spence JC, Cutumisu N, Edwards J, Raine KD, Smoyer-Tomic K. Relation between local food environments and obesity among adults. BMC Public Health. 2009;9:192.

Story M, Giles-Corti B, Yaroch AL, et al. Work group IV: Future directions for measures of the food and physical activity environments. Am J Prev Med. 2009;36(4 Suppl):S182-8. 

Zheng Y. The benefit of public transportation: Physical activity to reduce obesity and ecological footprint. Prev Med. 2008;46(1):4-5. 

Zick CD, Smith KR, Fan JX, Brown BB, Yamada I, Kowaleski-Jones L. Running to the store? The relationship between neighborhood environments and the risk of obesity. Soc Sci Med. 2009;69(10):1493-1500. 

General

Childhood obesity program area. http://www.rwjf.org/childhoodobesity/. 

State of the state’s 2008: A profile of food and nutrition programs across the nation. Food Research and Action Center; 2008. Available from: http://www.frac.org/html/publications/pubs.htm. 

Baker EA, Kelly C, Barnidge E, et al. The Garden of Eden: Acknowledging the impact of race and class in efforts to decrease obesity rates. Am J Public Health. 2006;96(7):1170-1174.

Bell J, Rogers VW, Dietz WH, Ogden CL, Schuler C, Popovic T. CDC grand rounds: Childhood obesity in the United States. JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association. 2011;305(10):988-991. 

Bleich SN, Ku R, Wang YC. Relative contribution of energy intake and energy expenditure to childhood obesity: A review of the literature and directions for future research. Int J Obes (Lond). 2010. 

Brownell KD, Warner KE. The perils of ignoring history: Big tobacco played dirty and millions died. How similar is big food? Milbank Q. 2009;87(1):259-294.

Cohen DA, Sturm R, Lara M, Gilbert M, Gee S. Discretionary calorie intake a priority for obesity prevention: Results of rapid participatory approaches in low-income US communities. J Public Health (Oxf). 2010. 

Crawford PB, Gosliner W, Kayman H. The ethical basis for promoting nutritional health in public schools in the united states. Prev Chronic Dis. 2011;8(5):A98. 

Fox MK, Hamilton W, Lin BH. Effects of food assistance and nutrition programs on nutrition and health. Vol. 3, literature review. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, Food Assistance & Nutrition Research Program; 2004;Food Assistance and Nutrition Report No.19-3. 

Foxhall K. Beginning to begin: Reports from the battle on obesity. Am J Public Health. 2006;96(12):2106-2112. 

Gallaway MS, Jago R, Baranowski T, Baranowski JC, Diamond PM. Psychosocial and demographic predictors of fruit, juice and vegetable consumption among 11-14-year-old boy scouts. Public Health Nutr. 2007;10(12):1508-1514. 

Govea J. Ethical concerns regarding interventions to prevent and control childhood obesity. Prev Chronic Dis. 2011;8(5):A91.

Hawkins KW, Linvill DL. Public health framing of news regarding childhood obesity in the United States. Health Commun. 2010;25(8):709-717. 

Huang TT, Story MT. A journey just started: Renewing efforts to address childhood obesity. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010;18 Suppl 1:S1-3. 

Institute of Medicine (U.S.), Committee on Prevention of Obesity in Children and Youth, Koplan J, Liverman CT, Kraak VI. Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press; 2005. 

Institute of Medicine (U.S.), Committee on Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity. Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: How do we Measure Up? Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press; 2007. 

Kersh R, Stroup DF, Taylor WC. Childhood obesity: A framework for policy approaches and ethical considerations. Prev Chronic Dis. 2011;8(5):A93. 

Kimmons J, Gillespie C, Seymour J, Serdula M, Blanck HM. Fruit and vegetable intake among adolescents and adults in the United States: Percentage meeting individualized recommendations. Medscape J Med. 2009;11(1):26. 

Kristjansdottir AG, Thorsdottir I. Adherence to food-based dietary guidelines and evaluation of nutrient intake in 7-year-old children. Public Health Nutr. 2009;12(11):1999-2008. 

Kumanyika SK. A question of competing rights, priorities, and principles: A postscript to the robert wood johnson foundation symposium on the ethics of childhood obesity policy. Prev Chronic Dis. 2011;8(5):A97. 

Larson N, Story M. The adolescent obesity epidemic: Why, how long, and what to do about it. Adolesc Med State Art Rev. 2008;19(3):357-79, vii. 

Ledoux TA, Hingle MD, Baranowski T. Relationship of fruit and vegetable intake with adiposity: A systematic review. Obes Rev. 2010. 

Lee JM, Davis MM, Menon RK, Freed GL. Geographic distribution of childhood diabetes and obesity relative to the supply of pediatric endocrinologists in the united states. J Pediatr. 2008;152(3):331-336. 

Ludwig DS, Nestle M. Can the food industry play a constructive role in the obesity epidemic? JAMA. 2008;300(15):1808-1811.

Mayer K. Childhood obesity prevention: Focusing on the community food environment. Fam Community Health. 2009;32(3):257-270. 

McKinnon RA, Orleans CT, Kumanyika SK, et al. Considerations for an obesity policy research agenda. Am J Prev Med. 2009;36(4):351-357. 

Nestle M. Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health. Berkeley: University of California Press; 2002. 

Nicklas TA, Hayes D, American Dietetic Association. Position of the American dietetic association: Nutrition guidance for healthy children ages 2 to 11 years. J Am Diet Assoc. 2008;108(6):1038-44, 1046-7. 

Parker L. The federal nutrition programs: A safety net for very young children. Zero to Three. 2000;21(1):29-36. 

Phillips SM, Bandini LG, Naumova EN, et al. Energy-dense snack food intake in adolescence: Longitudinal relationship to weight and fatness. Obes Res. 2004;12(3):461-472. 

Popkin BM. What can public health nutritionists do to curb the epidemic of nutrition-related noncommunicable disease? Nutr Rev. 2009;67:S79-S82. 

Reedy J, Krebs-Smith SM. Dietary sources of energy, solid fats, and added sugars among children and adolescents in the united states. J Am Diet Assoc. 2010;110(10):1477-1484.

Ries NM, Rachul C, Caulfield T. Newspaper reporting on legislative and policy interventions to address obesity: United states, canada, and the united kingdom. J Public Health Policy. 2011;32(1):73-90. 

Rodriguez-Artalejo F, Garcia EL, Gorgojo L, et al. Consumption of bakery products, sweetened soft drinks and yogurt among children aged 6-7 years: Association with nutrient intake and overall diet quality. Br J Nutr. 2003;89(3):419-429.

Sallis JF, Story M, Lou D. Study designs and analytic strategies for environmental and policy research on obesity, physical activity, and diet: Recommendations from a meeting of experts. Am J Prev Med. 2009;36(2 Suppl):S72-7.

Spruijt-Metz D. Etiology, treatment, and prevention of obesity in childhood and adolescence: A decade in review. Journal of Research on Adolescence (Blackwell Publishing Limited). 2011;21(1):129-152. 

Stafford M, Cummins S, Ellaway A, Sacker A, Wiggins RD, Macintyre S. Pathways to obesity: Identifying local, modifiable determinants of physical activity and diet. Soc Sci Med. 2007;65(9):1882-1897. 

Storey KE, Forbes LE, Fraser SN, et al. Diet quality, nutrition and physical activity among adolescents: The web-SPAN (web-survey of physical activity and nutrition) project. Public Health Nutr. 2009;12(11):2009-2017. 

Story M, Kaphingst KM, Robinson-O'Brien R, Glanz K. Creating healthy food and eating environments: Policy and environmental approaches. Annu Rev Public Health. 2008;29:253-272. 

Story M, Sallis JF, Orleans CT. Adolescent obesity: Towards evidence-based policy and environmental solutions. J Adolesc Health. 2009;45(3 Suppl):S1-5. 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Office of the Surgeon General; 2001. 

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005. 6th ed. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office; January 2005. 

Interventions  

Campbell K, Waters E, O'Meara S, Summerbell C. Interventions for preventing obesity in childhood. A systematic review. Obes Rev. 2001;2(3):149-157. 

Cuttini M, Barreto ML. Prevention of childhood obesity: Issues on the evaluation of interventions. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 2010;64(11):939-939. 

Haerens L, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Barba G, et al. Developing the IDEFICS community-based intervention program to enhance eating behaviors in 2- to 8-year-old children: Findings from focus groups with children and parents. Health Educ Res. 2009;24(3):381-393. 

Harrington KF, Franklin FA, Davies SL, Shewchuk RM, Binns MB. Implementation of a family intervention to increase fruit and vegetable intake: The Hi5+ experience. Health Promot Pract. 2005;6(2):180-189. 

Jansen E, Mulkens S, Emond Y, Jansen A. From the Garden of Eden to the land of plenty. Restriction of fruit and sweets intake leads to increased fruit and sweets consumption in children. Appetite. 2008;51(3):570-575. 

Lytle L, Achterberg C. Changing the diet of America’s children: What works and why? J Nutr Educ. 1995;27(5):250. 

Matson-Koffman DM, Brownstein JN, Neiner JA, Greaney ML. A site-specific literature review of policy and environmental interventions that promote physical activity and nutrition for cardiovascular health: What works? Am J Health Promot. 2005;19(3):167-193. 

Robinson-O'Brien R, Story M, Heim S. Impact of garden-based youth nutrition intervention programs: A review. J Am Diet Assoc. 2009;109(2):273-280. 

Seymour JD, Yaroch AL, Serdula M, Blanck HM, Khan LK. Impact of nutrition environmental interventions on point-of-purchase behavior in adults: A review. Prev Med. 2004;39(Suppl 2):S108-36. 

Sloane DC, Diamant AL, Lewis LB, et al. Improving the nutritional resource environment for healthy living through community-based participatory research. J Gen Intern Med. 2003;18(7):568-575. 

Vermeer WM, Steenhuis IH, Seidell JC. Portion size: A qualitative study of consumers' attitudes toward point-of-purchase interventions aimed at portion size. Health Educ Res. 2010;25(1):109-120. 

Policy  

F as in fat: How obesity policies are failing in America. Trust for America's Health; July 2009. Available from: http://healthyamericans.org/reports/. 

Bridging the Gap: Research informing practice and policy for healthy youth behavior. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2007;33(4):S147-S310. 

Barry CL, Brescoll VL, Brownell KD, Schlesinger M. Obesity metaphors: How beliefs about the causes of obesity affect support for public policy. Milbank Q. 2009;87(1):7-47. 

Boehmer TK, Brownson RC, Haire-Joshu D, Dreisinger ML. Patterns of childhood obesity prevention legislation in the United States. Prev Chronic Dis. 2007;4(3):A56. 

Brescoll VL, Kersh R, Brownell KD. Overweight and obesity in America’s children: Causes, consequences, solutions: Section three: Public Policy Efforts: Assessing the feasibility and impact of federal childhood obesity policies. Annals. 2008;615:178-226. 

Cawley J. The economics of childhood obesity. Health Aff (Millwood). 2010;29(3):364-371.

Chaloupka FJ. Public policy versus individual rights and responsibility: An economist's perspective. Prev Chronic Dis. 2011;8(5):A100.

Dietz WH, Story MT, Leviton LC. Issues and implications of screening, surveillance, and reporting of children's BMI. Pediatrics. 2009;124 Suppl 1:S98-101. 

Dodson EA, Fleming C, Boehmer TK, Haire-Joshu D, Luke DA, Brownson RC. Preventing childhood obesity through state policy: Qualitative assessment of enablers and barriers. J Public Health Policy. 2009;30(Suppl 1):S161-76. 

Frieden TR, Dietz W, Collins J. Reducing childhood obesity through policy change: Acting now to prevent obesity. Health Aff. 2010;29(3):357-363. 

Friedman RR, Schwartz MB. Public policy to prevent childhood obesity, and the role of pediatric endocrinologists. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2008;21(8):717-725. 

Galer-Unti R. Guerilla advocacy: Using aggressive marketing techniques for health policy change. Health Promotion Practice. 2009;10(3):325-327. 

Kraak VI, Story M. A public health perspective on healthy lifestyles and public-private partnerships for global childhood obesity prevention. J Am Diet Assoc. 2010;110(2):192-200. 

Levy LB. Food policy and dietary change. Proc Nutr Soc. 2009;68(2):216-220.

Phillips MM, Ryan K, Raczynski JM. Public policy versus individual rights in childhood obesity interventions: Perspectives from the arkansas experience with act 1220 of 2003. Prev Chronic Dis. 2011;8(5):A96. 

Raczynski JM, Thompson JW, Phillips MM, Ryan KW, Cleveland HW. Arkansas act 1220 of 2003 to reduce childhood obesity: Its implementation and impact on child and adolescent body mass index. J Public Health Policy. 2009;30:S124-S140. 

Sacks G, Swinburn B, Lawrence M. Obesity policy action framework and analysis grids for a comprehensive policy approach to reducing obesity. Obesity Reviews. 2009;10(1):76-86. 

Sallis JF, Story M, Lou D. Study designs and analytic strategies for environmental and policy research on obesity, physical activity, and diet: Recommendations from a meeting of experts. Am J Prev Med. 2009;36(2 Suppl):S72-7. 

Snowdon W, Potter J-, Swinburn B, Schultz J, Lawrence M. Prioritizing policy interventions to improve diets? Will it work, can it happen, will it do harm? Health Promot Internation. 2010;25(1):123-133. 

Stein K. A national approach to restaurant menu labeling: The patient protection and affordable health care act, section 4205. J Am Diet Assoc. 2010;110(9):1280-1289.

Story M, Sallis JF, Orleans CT. Adolescent obesity: Towards evidence-based policy and environmental solutions. J Adolesc Health. 2009;45(3 Suppl):S1-5. 

Sturm R, Cohen DA. Zoning for health? The year-old ban on new fast-food restaurants in south LA. Health Aff (Millwood). 2009;28(6):w1088-97.

Tillotson JE. America's obesity: Conflicting public policies, industrial economic development, and unintended human consequences. Annu Rev Nutr. 2004;24:617-643. 

Trubswasser U, Branca F. Nutrition policy is taking shape in Europe. Public Health Nutr. 2009;12(3):295-306.

Sugar-Sweetened Beverages 

Babey SH, Jones M, Yu H, Goldstein H. Bubbling over: Soda consumption and its link to obesity in california. Policy Brief UCLA Cent Health Policy Res. 2009;PB2009-5:1-8. 

Blum JW, Jacobsen DJ, Donnelly JE. Beverage consumption patterns in elementary school aged children across a two-year period. J Am Coll Nutr. 2005;24(2):93-98.

Bray GA, Nielsen SJ, Popkin BM. Consumption of high-fructose corn syrup in beverages may play a role in the epidemic of obesity. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004;79(4):537-543.

Bremer AA, Auinger P, Byrd RS. Relationship between insulin resistance-associated metabolic parameters and anthropometric measurements with sugar-sweetened beverage intake and physical activity levels in US adolescents: Findings from the 1999-2004 national health and nutrition examination survey. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009;163(4):328-335. 

Chaloupka F, Powell L and Chriqui J. Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes and public health, A research brief. Healthy Eating Research; July 2009. 

Committee on Nutrition and the Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness. Sports drinks and energy drinks for children and adolescents: Are they appropriate? Pediatrics. 2011;127(6):1182-1189. 

Crawford PB, Woodward-Lopez G, Ritchie L, Webb K. How discretionary can we be with sweetened beverages for children? J Am Diet Assoc. 2008;108(9):1440-1444. 

Denney-Wilson E, Crawford D, Dobbins T, Hardy L, Okely AD. Influences on consumption of soft drinks and fast foods in adolescents. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2009;18(3):447-452. 

Dietz WH. Sugar-sweetened beverages, milk intake, and obesity in children and adolescents. J Pediatr. 2006;148(2):152-154. 

Dubois L, Farmer A, Girard M, Peterson K. Regular sugar-sweetened beverage consumption between meals increases risk of overweight among preschool-aged children. J Am Diet Assoc. 2007;107(6):924-34.

Ebbeling CB, Feldman HA, Osganian SK, Chomitz VR, Ellenbogen SJ, Ludwig DS. Effects of decreasing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption on body weight in adolescents: A randomized, controlled pilot study. Pediatrics. 2006;117(3):673-680. 

Fiorito LM, Marini M, Francis LA, Smiciklas-Wright H, Birch LL. Beverage intake of girls at age 5 y predicts adiposity and weight status in childhood and adolescence. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009;90(4):935-942. 

Francis DK, Van den Broeck J, Younger N, et al. Fast-food and sweetened beverage consumption: Association with overweight and high waist circumference in adolescents. Public Health Nutr. 2009;12(8):1106-1114.

Gibson S. Sugar-sweetened soft drinks and obesity: A systematic review of the evidence from observational studies and interventions. Nutr Res Rev. 2008;21(2):134-147. 

Gibson S, Neate D. Sugar intake, soft drink consumption and body weight among British children: Further analysis of national diet and nutrition survey data with adjustment for under-reporting and physical activity. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2007;58(6):445-460. 

Gillis LJ, Bar-Or O. Food away from home, sugar-sweetened drink consumption and juvenile obesity. J Am Coll Nutr. 2003;22(6):539-545. 

Gortmaker S, Long M and Wang C. The negative impact of sugar-sweetened beverages on Children’s health, A research synthesis. Healthy Eating Research; November 2009. 

Grimm GC, Harnack L, Story M. Factors associated with soft drink consumption in school-aged children. J Am Diet Assoc. 2004;104(8):1244-1249. 

Harrington S. The role of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption in adolescent obesity: A review of the literature. J Sch Nurs. 2008;24(1):3-12. 

James J, Kerr D. Prevention of childhood obesity by reducing soft drinks. Int J Obes (Lond). 2005;29 Suppl 2:S54-7. 

James J, Thomas P, Cavan D, Kerr D. Preventing childhood obesity by reducing consumption of carbonated drinks: Cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2004;328(7450):1237. 

Johnson L, Mander AP, Jones LR, Emmett PM, Jebb SA. Is sugar-sweetened beverage consumption associated with increased fatness in children? Nutrition. 2007;23(7-8):557-563. 

Keller KL, Kirzner J, Pietrobelli A, St-Onge MP, Faith MS. Increased sweetened beverage intake is associated with reduced milk and calcium intake in 3- to 7-year-old children at multi-item laboratory lunches. J Am Diet Assoc. 2009;109(3):497-501. 

Lim S, Zoellner JM, Lee JM, et al. Obesity and sugar-sweetened beverages in African-American preschool children: A longitudinal study. Obesity. 2009;17(6):1262-1268.

Linardakis M, Sarri K, Pateraki MS, Sbokos M, Kafatos A. Sugar-added beverages consumption among kindergarten children of crete: Effects on nutritional status and risk of obesity. BMC Public Health. 2008;8:279. 

Ludwig DS, Peterson KE, Gortmaker SL. Relation between consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks and childhood obesity: A prospective, observational analysis. Lancet. 2001;357(9255):505-508. 

Malik VS, Willett WC, Hu FB. Sugar-sweetened beverages and BMI in children and adolescents: Reanalyses of a meta-analysis. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009;89(1):438-9. 

Nguyen S, Choi HK, Lustig RH, Hsu CY. Sugar-sweetened beverages, serum uric acid, and blood pressure in adolescents. J Pediatr. 2009;154(6):807-813.

O'Connor TM, Yang SJ, Nicklas TA. Beverage intake among preschool children and its effect on weight status. Pediatrics. 2006;118(4):e1010-8. 

Robertson J. Sweetened drinks and children's health--what do we know, and what can we do? Diabetes Technol Ther. 2003;5(2):201-203. 

Rodriguez-Artalejo F, Garcia EL, Gorgojo L, et al. Consumption of bakery products, sweetened soft drinks and yogurt among children aged 6-7 years: Association with nutrient intake and overall diet quality. Br J Nutr. 2003;89(3):419-429.

Striegel-Moore RH, Thompson D, Affenito SG, et al. Correlates of beverage intake in adolescent girls: The national heart, lung, and blood institute growth and health study. J Pediatr. 2006;148(2):183-187.

van der Horst K, Kremers S, Ferreira I, Singh A, Oenema A, Brug J. Perceived parenting style and practices and the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages by adolescents. Health Educ Res. 2007;22(2):295-304.

Vanselow MS, Pereira MA, Neumark-Sztainer D, Raatz SK. Adolescent beverage habits and changes in weight over time: Findings from project EAT. Am J Clin Nutr. 2009;90(6):1489-1495. 

Wang YC, Bleich SN, Gortmaker SL. Increasing caloric contribution from sugar-sweetened beverages and 100% fruit juices among US children and adolescents, 1988-2004. Pediatrics. 2008;121(6):e1604-14. 

Wang YC, Ludwig DS, Sonneville K, Gortmaker SL. Impact of change in sweetened caloric beverage consumption on energy intake among children and adolescents. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009;163(4):336-343. 

Water 

Barclay E. What's best for kids: Bottled water or fountain? National Geographic. 2010. Available from: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/. Accessed August 23, 2011.  

Berkowitz M. Survey of new jersey schools and day care centers for lead in plumbing solder. Identification of lead solder and prevention of exposure to drinking water contaminated with lead from plumbing solder. Environ Res. 1995;71(1):55-59.  

Brander N. Drinking water in schools. Nurs Times. 2003;99(1):50-51.  

Bryant SD. Lead-contaminated drinking waters in the public schools of Philadelphia. J Toxicol Clin Toxicol. 2004;42(3):287-294.  

Croghan EL. A survey of drinking and toilet facilities in local state schools. Br J Community Nurs. 2002;7(2):76-79.  

Daniels MC, Popkin BM. Impact of water intake on energy intake and weight status: A systematic review. Nutr Rev. 2010;68(9):505-521.  

Edmonds CJ, Jeffes B. Does having a drink help you think? 6-7-year-old children show improvements in cognitive performance from baseline to test after having a drink of water. Appetite. 2009;53(3):469-472.  

Environmental Protection Agency. Water quality funding sources for schools. 2006. Available from: http://www.wcponline.com/. Accessed August 23, 2011.

Environmental Protection Agency. 3Ts for reducing lead in drinking water in schools. Available from: http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/schools/. Accessed August 23, 2011.

Kant AK, Graubard BI. Contributors of water intake in US children and adolescents: Associations with dietary and meal characteristics--National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2006. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010;92(4):887-896.

Kaushik A, Mullee MA, Bryant TN, Hill CM. A study of the association between children's access to drinking water in primary schools and their fluid intake: Can water be 'cool' in school? Child Care Health Dev. 2007;33(4):409-415.

Loughridge JL, Barratt J. Does the provision of cooled filtered water in secondary school cafeterias increase water drinking and decrease the purchase of soft drinks? J Hum Nutr Diet. 2005;18(4):281-286.  

Muckelbauer R, Libuda L, Clausen K, Toschke AM, Reinehr T, Kersting M. Immigrational background affects the effectiveness of a school-based overweight prevention program promoting water consumption. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010;18(3):528-534.  

Muckelbauer R, Libuda L, Clausen K, Toschke AM, Reinehr T, Kersting M. Promotion and provision of drinking water in schools for overweight prevention: Randomized, controlled cluster trial. Pediatrics. 2009;123(4):e661-7.

Patel AI, Bogart LM, Elliott MN, et al. Increasing the availability and consumption of drinking water in middle schools: A pilot study. Prev Chronic Dis. 2011;8(3):A60.  

Patel AI, Bogart LM, Uyeda KE, Rabin A, Schuster MA. Perceptions about availability and adequacy of drinking water in a large California school district. Prev Chronic Dis. 2010;7(2):A39.

Sathyanarayana S, Beaudet N, Omri K, Karr C. Predicting children's blood lead levels from exposure to school drinking water in Seattle, Washington, USA. Ambul Pediatr. 2006;6(5):288-292.