http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/21/us/politics/new-rules-planned-on-school-vending-machines.html?_r=1&ref=nutrition
Since childhood obesity has more than tripled over the past 30 years, people are looking in every direction to eliminate the bad food choices for children. Vending machines are a huge target, because studies show that kids eat about 50 percent of their daily food intake in school. With vending machines filled with candy, chips, cookies, and sugary drinks, there are many bad possibilities to intake. Some school districts question whether students would actually buy the healthy foods found in the school vending machines and school stores. Frequently, vending machines found with healthy snack alternatives are ignored, and kids bring snacks from home or buy them at local stores.
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