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Breaking Habits: The Effect of The French Vending Machine Ban on School Snacking and Sugar Intakes

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Title: Breaking Habits: The Effect of The French Vending Machine Ban on School Snacking and Sugar Intakes
Language: English
Authors: Capacci, Sara, Mazzocchi, Mario, Shankar, Bhavani
Source: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. Win 2018 37(1):88-111.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 24
Publication Date: 2018
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Schools, Nutrition, Eating Habits, Age Differences, Pretests Posttests, Behavior Change, Intervention, Equipment, Retailing, Regression (Statistics)
Geographic Terms: France
DOI: 10.1002/pam.22032
ISSN: 0276-8739
Abstract: This paper estimates the effect of the 2005 vending machine ban in French secondary schools on nutrient intakes and on the frequency of morning snacking at school. Using data before and after the ban, and exploiting the discontinuity associated with the age-dependent exposure to the ban, we specify a difference-in-differences regression discontinuity design. Since the relationship between age-at-interview and school level is not precise, we introduce fuzziness in the model. We find that the ban has generated a 10-gram reduction in sugar intakes from morning snacks at school, and a significant reduction in the frequency of these morning snacks. However, we find no evidence that the intervention affects total daily intakes, and our results are suggestive of compensation effects.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2017
Accession Number: EJ1163971
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This paper estimates the effect of the 2005 vending machine ban in French secondary schools on nutrient intakes and on the frequency of morning snacking at school. Using data before and after the ban, and exploiting the discontinuity associated with the age-dependent exposure to the ban, we specify a difference-in-differences regression discontinuity design. Since the relationship between age-at-interview and school level is not precise, we introduce fuzziness in the model. We find that the ban has generated a 10-gram reduction in sugar intakes from morning snacks at school, and a significant reduction in the frequency of these morning snacks. However, we find no evidence that the intervention affects total daily intakes, and our results are suggestive of compensation effects.
ISSN:0276-8739
DOI:10.1002/pam.22032