Sunday, December 11, 2011

CSPI Applauds Agreement to Get High-Calorie Drinks Out of Schools; Drops Planned Litigation



• JACOBSON, M. CSPI Applauds Agreement to Get High-Calorie Drinks Out of Schools; Drops Planned Litigation, Center for science in the public Interest, May 3th 2006.




Abstract:

Presents a regulations which bans the soft drink in the schools in order to reduce obesity and to form healthy eating habits.

Quotation:

“Soft drink companies have been using schools to market empty-calorie beverages to children, a practice that many parents and nutritionists have deplored. Considering that recent scientific studies have shown that increased soft-drink consumption contributes to obesity, today's announcement that soft drink companies will be pulling their high-calorie drinks from schools represents a significant advance for children's health.”

Index terms:

Junk food, children, obesity, school, soft drink, health.

Found with: Newsletter “Parents against Junk food”


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