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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention applaud less junk food in schools

Fewer schools are offering junk food to your kids. A new survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the availability of things like sod...

Federal News Network Staff

October 12, 2009 9:37 am

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Fewer schools are offering junk food to your kids. A new survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the availability of things like soda and candy dramatically dropped from 2006 to 2008. Howell Wechsler is director of the CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health. He told us the CDC is delighted with these results.