Schanzenbach, Diane Whitmore - Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago - 2005
The most recent figures show that 16 percent of children aged 6-11 are obese – almost twice the rate of overweight in … thirds of school children eat a National School Lunch Program lunch, and consume about one-third of their total calories from … childhood overweight. First, using panel data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey I find that children who consume …