Dean M Pucciarelli, Rahul Ramasubramani, Charles H Trautmann
Associations Between Psychopathological Symptom Severity Amid the Pandemic and the Childhood Sociodemographic Environment
Cureus
guatemala suffers double burden malnutrition high rates stunting alongside increasing childhood overweightobesity study examines school food environment sfe lowincome guatemalan elementary schools discusses potential impact undernutrition overweightobesity july october 2013 direct observations indepth interviews school principals n 4 food kiosk vendors n 4 2 interviews also focus groups fgs children n 48 8 fgs conducted sfe comprises food school food kiosks casetas food home purchased street food provided school refaccin school casetas street vendors childrens parents largely provide sandwiches calorierich snacks sugarsweetened beverages refaccin typically serves energy dense atol traditional beverage current school food program refaccin overall sfe rolesopinions vendors principals reveal persistent anxiety concerning undernutrition insufficient concern overweightobesity predominant concern elementary schoolchildren remains focused undernutrition however time children reach elementary school ages 612 food environments encourage dietary behaviors prevent childhood overweightobesity