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School lunchboxes as an opportunity for health and environmental considerations: a scoping review
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posted on 2023-04-06, 05:44 authored by Neha Kishan Lalchandani, Brianna Poirier, Shona Crabb, Caroline Miller, Clare HumeSummaryVery little research has focussed on children’s school lunchboxes from both a health and environment standpoint. This scoping review explores studies that considered children’s lunchbox food consumption trends at school and the environmental impacts of lunchbox contents. We conducted a scoping review of peer-reviewed literature with a focus on lunchboxes of children in preschool or primary school settings that contained food packed from home, through the lens of food and nutrition in combination with environmental outcomes—particularly food and/or packaging waste. The review included 10 studies, with articles from Australia, USA, Spain, New Zealand and the UK. Half of them were intervention studies aiming to shift knowledge levels and attitudes of teachers, parents and children with regard to reducing packaged food choices and food waste, and improving dietary habits. Acknowledging the complexity of lunchbox packing and consumption practices, this review recommends the consideration of socio-ecological influences on children’s health and sustainability behaviour, and mobilizing their pro-environmental agency.
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Health Promotion InternationalVolume
38Pagination
daac201-Location
EnglandPublisher DOI
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0957-4824eISSN
1460-2245Language
enIssue
1Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)Usage metrics
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childenvironmentnutritionschool lunchboxesscoping reviewChildChild, PreschoolHumansFoodRefuse DisposalSchoolsFood PreferencesAustraliaNutritionPreventionPediatric3 Prevention of disease and conditions, and promotion of well-being3.1 Primary prevention interventions to modify behaviours or promote wellbeingOral and gastrointestinalCardiovascular12 Responsible Consumption and ProductionPublic Health and Health Services not elsewhere classifiedCurriculum and Pedagogy not elsewhere classified
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