The Rudd Report: Hidden Opportunities for Junk Food Eating in Schools

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Marlene Schwartz, director of research and school programs at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale, says parents think their childrens' school lunch rooms offer healthy foods. What they don't realize, she says, is that many a la carter items are unhealthy, kids can buy candy in vending machines, and there are many opportunities to buy at candy sales and to eat birthday cupcakes that other children bring into the classroom. (March 15, 2007)

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