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Regulating the foods and beverages sold outside of federal meal programs at schools may help curb the child obesity epidemic, a U.S. study suggests.
Researchers found that fifth graders in states with strong ?competitive food laws? packed on fewer pounds than did kids in states with no such legislation.
?I definitely see this as encouraging evidence that the laws can have a positive impact,? says Daniel R. Taber of the University of Illinois at Chicago, who worked on the study.
A host of programs are geared toward stemming obesity by providing healthier school foods. Just last week one study showed, compared to 2006, just half as many adolescent students can still buy high-calorie sodas at school.
But there had been little evidence the programs work.
http://www.thestar.com/living/artic...aspirin-and-cancer-and-fungus-affecting-frogs
Researchers found that fifth graders in states with strong ?competitive food laws? packed on fewer pounds than did kids in states with no such legislation.
?I definitely see this as encouraging evidence that the laws can have a positive impact,? says Daniel R. Taber of the University of Illinois at Chicago, who worked on the study.
A host of programs are geared toward stemming obesity by providing healthier school foods. Just last week one study showed, compared to 2006, just half as many adolescent students can still buy high-calorie sodas at school.
But there had been little evidence the programs work.
http://www.thestar.com/living/artic...aspirin-and-cancer-and-fungus-affecting-frogs