Report Indicates School Meal Programs May Need A Change

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A report on school meals says the breakfast/lunch program should follow current nutritional science, not guidelines from 1995.The report prepared for the U.S. Department of Agriculture by the Institute of Medicine notes thatsaturated fat and sodium intake are excessive, and may be contributing to childhood obesity. Shamane Mills reports…

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