Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in obesity

ob0001p19 | (1) | UKCO2019

Exploring pupil and staff perceptions of school food and drinks: Findings from a feasibility study

McSweeney Lorraine , Bradley Jen , Adamson Ashley , Spence Suzanne

Background: Overweight/obesity affects at least one third of UK 11–15 y olds. Individually focussed interventions alone have proved to have limited effectiveness. Food choice architecture offers a structural approach to increase the visibility and convenience of foods to facilitate the choice of ‘healthier’ foods and also reduce choice of ‘unhealthy’ foods. This School Food Architecture (SFA) qualitative study aimed to determine the perceptions of pupi...