Junk foods and soft drinks are becoming less common in schools nationwide. According to a recent study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, junk food and soft drinks in vending machines have shown a marked reduction in the past seven years. Also, the report showed that the amount of nutritional standards in schools and the nutritional information sent to parents had both increased. Public schools in Gwinnett County, Georgia, have been acknowledged for exceeding the guidelines set by the United States Department of Agriculture. These schools have included initiatives like Farm 2 School programs. The schools have executive chefs and registered dietitians who work together to developed a balanced menu that is tasty and nutritious for students.
The CDC further reported that more students across the country could now access physical fitness activities in addition to healthy food. The CDC asserted that the study was considered to be the most comprehensive and largest survey assessing the health policies of public schools. Schools are known to play a vital role in the well-being and health of youth.
To come up with the findings, the study found that the percentage of school districts that legalized advertising of soft drinks has dropped by 13 percent between the years 2006 and 2012. It was also found that junk food in vending machines was prohibited in 43.4 percent of all school districts. This percentage had increased by 14 since the year 2006. In the year 2012, Gwinnet was among the 52.7 percent of districts that gave students information about caloric content of foods and nutritional facts. The district also had a website where it published nutritional newsletters on a monthly basis.
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