School dinners and markers of cardiovascular health and type 2 diabetes in 13-16 year olds: cross sectional study

摘要

Recent concern about the diets of British children and adolescents has focused on the nutritional content of school dinners.1 However, whether markers of nutrition, cardiovascular health, and type 2 diabetes differ between school pupils who eat school dinners and those whose school day meal is provided from home has been little studied. We have examined this question in a survey of state secondary school pupils.