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School Day Eating Habits of Inner-City, African American Adolescents

Abstract:School administrators and food providers need to better understand what factors drive young consumers' food choices in order to keep them as customers and avoid a potential backlash from parents, the community, and public policymakers. This article reports the findings of a study on African American adolescents and food, specifically, their attitudes, constraints, and behaviors during the school day. The study is based on data collected in two Philadelphia public schools—a middle school and a high school—with very high African American student populations. Three areas with implications for improving the school day diet of African American adolescents are discussed