Jennay was an overweight African American girl in the fourth grade when her school participated in the multicomponent school nutrition policy initiative. She ate school lunches every day during elementary school. On the basis of data from the initiative research, what changes, if any, did she likely experience as a result of the initiative?
a. decrease in food consumption
b. increase in weight among African American girls
c. negative body image among girls
d. no changes in overweight among African American girls
A
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