5/08/2006
Ending almost all soda sales in public schools
I can't believe that nearly all soda sales will be stopped in public schools.
According to the news release, nearly 35 million students will be affected. The group that helped to broker the deal was the William J. Clinton Foundation and the American Heart Association. For all the jokes about former President Clinton jogging to McDonald's, he has done a lot of good on improving the way people eat, especially children.
There are exceptions in high schools such as diet and unsweetened teas, diet sodas, and sports drinks, but this is still a big deal. Soft drinks every once in a while is fine, but the systematic endorsement of the schools was a wrong way to go. Think back if you are old enough to remember cigarette vending machines. You can't make it impossible, just don't make it easy to get.# posted by ChadR @ 5/08/2006 11:02:00 PM 
