Study shows strict school lunch standards may tied to healthy weight
date:Apr 09, 2013
s in states with strict lunch standards did not seem to compensate with less-healthy food from vending machines or other places.

We didn't find any evidence of that, and we found healthier school meals have the potential to reduce obesity, Taber said.

Nutritionist Marion Nestle of New York University, who wrote an editorial accompanying the new study, told Reuters Health in an email that the study shows that regulations work.

This is important work and should stimulate government agencies to
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