Promotion of physical activity and healthy food choices was hampered by competitiveness, lack of quality food, easy access to non-nutritious food, and time constraintsHow can we stay healthy when youre throwing all of this in front of us Findings from focus groups and interviews in middle schools on environmental influences on nutrition and physical activity.

Bauer KW, Yang YW, Austin SB. “How can we stay healthy when you’re throwing all of this in front of us?” Findings from focus groups and interviews in middle schools on environmental influences on nutrition and physical activity. Health Educ Behav 2004; 31: 34–46.BauerKWYangYWAustinSBHow can we stay healthy when youre throwing all of this in front of us Findings from focus groups and interviews in middle schools on environmental influences on nutrition and physical activity.Health Educ Behav20043134-46Q What are the factors in school social and physical environments that support or interfere with the promotion of healthy nutrition and physical activity?

For correspondence: Dr S B Austin, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA. [email protected]

Sources of funding: Boston Obesity Nutrition Research Center; Massachusetts Health Research Institute; McCarthy Family Foundation; Maternal and Child Health Bureau, US Department of Health and Human Services.