TY - JOUR T1 - ENcouraging trends in student access to competitive beverages in us public elementary schools, 2006-2007 to 2010-2011 AU - Turner L, Chaloupka FJ Y1 - 2012/07/01 N1 - 10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.487 JO - Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine SP - 673 EP - 675 VL - 166 IS - 7 N2 - 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 SN - 1072-4710 M3 - doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.487 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.487 ER -