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Thursday
Dec282017

Our Nation's Sugary School Meals 

It is scary to think that when kids get their meals from school they are getting well over the recommended amount of daily added sugar, all before 3 o'clock. It's no wonder more and more children are classified as overweight and obese nowadays! Read the recent article by US News, titled "Snack Crack:" Our Children's Addiction to Sugar" where Dr. Avena explains why sugar is so addictive, and why it shouldn't be so prevalent in school foods.