Soda Distributors to End Most School Sales

A decision by the nation's largest beverage distributors to halt nearly all sales of sodas to public schools last week is a positive step towards improving the health of our children. Under the agreement, the companies also have agreed to sell only water, unsweetened juice and low-fat milks to elementary and middle schools. Diet sodas would be sold only to high schools. [link]

The first step towards becoming healthy is eating healthy. It is extremely difficult to eat healthy, however, when kids are enticed by sweetened snacks, candy, sodas, and deep-fried foods. There is increasing evidence that obesity in childhood is associated with obesity and health problems in adulthood. [article]