Atlanta Journal Constitution, May 5, 2003 * Nine out of 10 schools offer junk food to kids. * One of every five calories in the American diet is liquid. * Researchers calculate that for each additional soda consumed, the risk of...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution, May 5, 2003 * Nine out of 10 schools offer junk food to kids. * One of every five calories in the American diet is liquid. * Researchers calculate that for each additional soda consumed, the risk of obesity increases 1.6 times. * The USDA supplies schools with the same commodity foods as prisons * More than 32% of youths are overweight and nearly 74% are unfit. * About 19,000 public schools, 1 in every 5, sell branded food in the cafeteria. * Teenagers' milk consumption decreased by 36% between 1965 and 1996, while soda consumption increased by more than 200%. * Vending machines are in 43% of elementary schools and 97% of high schools. * Only 29% of adolescents meet the recommended 60 minutes of daily physical activity. * In 2003, the Centers for Disease Control declared obesity the most important public health issue in the United States.
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