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Title:
An Apple a Day: The Impact of Healthier School Meals on Children in Jordan. Policy Research Working Paper 11208
Language:
English
Authors:
Simone Lombardini, Florence Kondylis, Benedetta Lerva, Jonas Heirman, Roshni Khincha, Hannah Uckat, World Bank, World Food Programme (WFP)
Source:
World Bank. 2025.
Availability:
World Bank Publications. 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433. Tel: 202-458-4500; Fax: 202-552-1500; Web site: http://www.worldbank.org/
Peer Reviewed:
N
Page Count:
16
Publication Date:
2025
Document Type:
Report Reports - Research
Education Level:
Elementary Education
Early Childhood Education
Grade 3
Primary Education
Descriptors:
Foreign Countries, Nutrition, Health Promotion, Eating Habits, Child Health, Elementary Schools, Lunch Programs, Program Effectiveness, Health Behavior, Grade 3, Attendance, Physical Activity Level, Fatigue (Biology), Attention, Academic Achievement
Geographic Terms:
Jordan
Entry Date:
2025
Accession Number:
ED676609
Database:
ERIC

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Poor nutritional choices and unhealthy behaviors are considered responsible for the rise in childhood overweight and obesity and may reinforce each other, creating a vicious cycle. This paper studies a primary school intervention designed to break the cycle early in life by replacing date bars with calorie-equivalent meals lower in sugar and fat. Leveraging the randomized pilot of a menu change in Jordan's national school feeding program, the study shows that children consuming the alternative meals spend 8 percent less money to buy processed snacks, are more physically active (0.1 standard deviation), and go to school one extra day per year.

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