RT Journal A1 Turner L, Chaloupka FJ T1 ENcouraging trends in student access to competitive beverages in us public elementary schools, 2006-2007 to 2010-2011 JF Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine JO Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine YR 2012 FD July 1 VO 166 IS 7 SP 673 OP 675 DO 10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.487 UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.487 AB Access to competitive foods and beverages in schools—via vending machines, stores/snack bars, and à la carte lines—leads to consumption of unhealthy products,1- 2 such as sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), which are associated with obesity.3- 4 To reverse the childhood obesity epidemic, authorities have called for schools to limit the availability of high-calorie beverages5- 7; the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommends that competitive beverages in elementary schools be limited to water, 100% juice, and nonfat or 1% milk.8