[School lunch and nutrition of pupils ended in disadvantaged environments: reports, stakes, assistance with the decision]. / Restauration scolaire et alimentation des élèves issus des milieux défavorisés: constats, enjeux, aide à la décision.

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.

[Diet and health of deprived population in developed countries : What is the link.]. / Alimentation et santé des populations défavorisées dans les pays développés : quelle relation ?

The diet is often unbalanced and deficient in poverty situations and deprived populations are becoming larger and larger in developed countries. Negative effects on the health of poor populations are expected in the short or long term. The link between diet and health is well investigated in many epidemiological studies ; however they seldom analyse the link between infectious diseases and diet in western countries and rarely include poverty indicators that could help to provide more information about the situation among poor populations.