School food programmes typically have multiple objectives, including the improvement of children's health, nutrition, and educational outcomes. The Global Survey of School Meal Programs, conducted by the GCNF, gathers detailed data on large-scale school meal programmes across the world. Most recent available data, also report an objective to meet nutritional goals. This was the most commonly stated objective of school food programmes. Only around half of the countries citing an objective to meet nutritional goals also cite an objective to prevent or mitigate obesity. Most of these are higher income countries.