The school lunchbox as a social problem

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Interviews with parents highlight evolving food cultures and health implications of ultra-processed foods in lunchboxes.

Children's health is at risk due to ultra-processed foods in school lunchboxes, reflecting wider food system issues.
Around 40% to 80% of energy intake for children comes from these harmful food products.
In-depth interviews reveal the cultural and parental dynamics affecting lunchbox contents and choices.
Understanding these lunchbox dynamics emphasizes the individual responsibility toward collective food system challenges.

Bennett et al. (2025) studied this question.

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