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Limiting school soft drinks not enough
In a study of more than 4,000 children, the Pardee Rand Graduate School found limiting soft drink availability at school is associated with a 4 percent decrease in overall consumption; 26 percent of children who have access to soft drinks at school drink them; and poor and black non-Hispanic children consume more soft drinks at school and more soft drinks overall.
In May 2006, an agreement was reached by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation and the American Beverage Association on voluntary sales restrictions on "competitive foods" such as soft drinks at schools.
"Greater reductions in children's consumption of soft drinks will require policy changes that go beyond food availability at school," the researchers said in a statement. "Such polices may include zoning regulations on food outlet types in residential or school areas and promotion of more healthful substitutes such as milk and fruit juice."
The findings were published in the journal of the American Dietetic Association.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
This news arrived on: 09/01/2008
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09-09-2008 11:12
Debbie wrote:
Zoning of Soft Drink Sales???
Is there anyone out there who believes in parental oversight and personal choice??? Zoning in residential and business for the sale of soft drinks! New York City, and others on its tail, have already restricted free choice by the law governing transfat in public restaurants, costing citizens of these great United States to be stripped of the decision of eating what they want and businesses untold dollars in research and redesign of food products. Trust me, I have been a benefits director for almost 20 years and I know that personal choice is the true key to lowering the cost of health care. This should be achieved through education and incentives, though, and NOT through government intervention on personal choice! There are other key factors to the cost of health care, such as fraud by doctors and patients, unnecessary and over-utilized lab procedures, etc. etc. etc. But, I for one, demand my right to purchase the foods that I choose for me and for my family!
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