The easy availability of low-nutrition snacks may contribute to childhood obesity in minority and low-income communities. In the study, “Snacking in Children: The Role of Urban Corner Stores,” researchers conducted more than 800 interviews on children in grades 4 through 6, from 10 urban elementary schools in which half or more of the students receive free or reduced-price meals. The students were interviewed outside 24 corner convenience stores before and after school.
By medicalnewstoday.com