Children more likely to use fruit tuck shops when schools ban unhealthy snacks

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 12:56 in Mathematics & Economics

Children who attend schools that run fruit tuck shops are much more likely to eat more fruit if they and their friends are also banned from bringing unhealthy snacks on to the school premises, according to research published online ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

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