[School lunch and nutrition of pupils ended in disadvantaged environments: reports, stakes, assistance with the decision].
Because of a growing poverty in France, the most disadvantaged families are having to give up school lunches for their children, with negative consequences from the point of view of nutrition. The data collected and worked by the authors calls for a more qualified interpretation. A drop in school meal attendance is a reality in some establishments and in some departments. Falling incomes in families experiencing the greatest difficulties undoubtedly influence the choice of expenditure, but it is not possible to generalise it at national level or to confirm any downward trend in attendance. Beside socio-economic factors, it is wide to consider also the food supply, school catering conditions and others factors bound up with changes in eating habits among young and their families. In any case, there is no proof for the moment of any repercussions on pupil's nutritional health, even though this will have to be structurally monitored. Neither has it been proved that pupils who do not take school meals are any the less well fed.
Le Bihan
G
G
Hôpital Saint-Charles, Montpellier.
Michaud
C
C
Brixi
O
O
D005522:Food Services; D006801:Humans; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011203:Poverty; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students