date:Jun 22, 2012
More than half of the children in deprived areas of the inner city may be consuming fast foods and drinks at least twice a week, according to the responses. The study was led by Dr Mei-Yen Chan, of the School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development at Newcastle University.
Out of a total of 193 pupils quizzed between the ages of 11-14 in two schools operating an 'open gate policy' allowing them to leave the premises at lunchtimes, one in 10 said they visited a fast food outlet every day.
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