No Link Found Between Junk Food in Schools and Childhood Obesity
Although it is counter-intuitive to everything we think we know, there has been no direct link found between junk food sold in schools and obesity.
The researchers compared children’s weight in schools where junk food was sold and in schools where it was banned. The scientists also evaluated eighth graders who moved into schools that sold junk food with those who did not, and children who never attended a school that sold snacks with those who did. And they compared children who always attended schools with snacks with those who moved out of such schools.
This being said, there must be some logic to the connection of a poor diet and ill health.
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Tags: childhood obesity, obesity, school lunch, school lunches