On our Lab Notes page CalorieLab’s editors select and rank the day’s essential health news items in real time. Readers can suggest, vote and comment on items. Below are brief summaries of yesterday’s (March 7, 2010) Lab Notes items. To see today’s items, visit Lab Notes.
1. Ban on Junk Food in Schools Proves Effective
After CA banned soda and restricted the sale of junk foods in school cafeterias, the rate of childhood obesity decreased significantly.
(By CalorieLab editors)
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Lab Notes: Ban on Junk Food in Schools Proves Effective