摘要:The main objective of this systematic review was to determine the effectiveness of school feeding programs in improving physical and psychosocial health for disadvantaged school pupils. A comprehensive search was conducted up to May 2006. We included 18 studies. School meals may have some small benefits for disadvantaged children. We recommend further well‐designed studies on the effectiveness of school meals be undertaken, that results should be reported according to socio‐economic status, and that researchers gather robust data on both processes and carefully chosen outcomes.