Instituting a sugar-sweetened beverage ban: experience from a children's hospital

Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption is linked to increased weight and obesity in children and remains the major source of added sugar in the typical US diet across all age groups. In an effort to improve the nutritional offerings for patients and employees within our institution, Nationwide C...

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Published inAmerican journal of public health (1971) Vol. 104; no. 10; pp. 1822 - 1825
Main Authors Eneli, Ihuoma U, Oza-Frank, Reena, Grover, Kathryn, Miller, Rick, Kelleher, Kelly
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Public Health Association 01.10.2014
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Bans
Beverages
Coffee
Consumer behavior
Employees
Field Action Report
Health care
Health Policy
Hospitals
Hospitals, Pediatric - economics
Hospitals, Pediatric - standards
Humans
Milk
Nutrition
Obesity
Ohio
Patients
Public health
Sales
Sweetening Agents
Ohio
United States > US
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Summary:Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption is linked to increased weight and obesity in children and remains the major source of added sugar in the typical US diet across all age groups. In an effort to improve the nutritional offerings for patients and employees within our institution, Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, implemented an SSB ban in 2011 in all food establishments within the hospital. In this report, we describe how the ban was implemented. We found that an institutional SSB ban altered beverage sales without revenue loss at nonvending food locations. From a process perspective, we found that successful implementation requires excellent communication and bold leadership at several levels throughout the hospital environment.
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I. U. Eneli and K. Kelleher conceptualized and supervised the study. I. U. Eneli and R. Oza-Frank led the writing. K. Grover and I. U. Eneli completed the analyses. R. Miller assisted with the study and analyses.
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ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2014.302002