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Vending Machines in Schools

Snack Attack: U.S. Schools Should Rethink Vending Machines Right Now!

Susan Weissman | Posted 08.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Public Schools, USDA Policy, Obama Nominee Kevin Concannon, Healthy Snacks, Vending Machines in Schools, Nutrition, School Funding, Living News
Susan Weissman

it just doesn't make sense to encourage a child to run a soccer field with the "empty calories" of Doritos in her stomach. Some schools around the U.S. are addressing that health contradiction.

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Peaceful Revolution: Current School Food Standards Don't Make Sense

Margo G. Wootan | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cafeteria Nutrition, American Academy of Pediatrics, Healthy Food, Congress, School Nutrition Standards, National PTA, Vending Machines in Schools, School Lunches, Parenting, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act, Parenting and Food, Childhood Obesity, United States Department of Agriculture, Junk Food, Junk Food Ban, American Medical Association, Usda, National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity, Politics News
Margo G. Wootan

Over the last two decades, rates of obesity have tripled in children and adolescents, and that increase has been linked to soda intake and the sale of junk food in schools.

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My Trip to Google's HQ

Janet Carlson | Posted 09.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Elizabeth Gilbert, Michael Pollan, Vending Machines in Schools, Trans Fat Ban, Google, Business News
Janet Carlson

The vending machine at the Google Headquarters charges more for foods containing unhealthy ingredients. How California is that?

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