Availability of Drinking Water in US Public School Cafeterias

Published: Oct. 12, 2017, noon

Authors: Nancy Hood, PhD; Lindsey Turner, PhD; Natalie Colabianchi, PhD; Frank Chaloupka, PhD; Lloyd Johnston, PhD. Interview: By making clean drinking water easily accessible to the over 30 million children participating in the National School Lunch Program, schools are taking the first steps towards decreasing the amount of sugar-sweetened beverages children are likely to consume; however, there is still a long way to go before kids are getting their daily recommended amount of water. Lindsey Turner, PhD, and Natalie Colabianchi, PhD, talk about their new study focusing on compliance, perceptions, and recommendations for promoting water consumption. April 9, 2014 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2014.02.001).