date:Nov 05, 2012
the availability of low-nutrient, high-calorie snacks, such as chocolate, other candy, or full-fat salty chips in secondary schools between 2002 and 2008, but progress has since stalled. Data also found hundreds of secondary schools sell less-healthy snack foods or beveragesin 36 states, more than 25% of schools sold them in 2010. The availability of healthy snacks, such as fruits and vegetables, in secondary schools is limitedin 49 states, fewer than half of secondary schools sold fruits and ve