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As this AFP story reveals, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a study that showed:
"Among 34 states surveyed, 63 percent of schools now refrain from selling soda or fruit drinks that are not 100 percent juice. That was up from 38 percent the previous year.
Meanwhile, the percentage of secondary schools not selling candy or salty, fatty snacks rose from 46 percent in 2006 to 64 percent in 2008."
Kelly Puente joined the Press-Telegram in 2006 as an editorial assistant and eventually worked her way up to general assignement reporter. Over the years, she’s covered everything from crime and breaking news to human interest and the cities of Bellflower and Cerritos. Kelly is a Long Beach resident and graduate of Cal State Long Beach. She’s new to the education beat and is looking for great stories.
E-mail Kelly at kelly.puente@presstelegram.com.
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