Junk food vending machines don't make kids fat
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Posted: 01/18/2012
It seems an attempt to fight obesity in schools by getting rid of snacks in vending machines has been in vain.
A new study shows it may not make a difference.
They looked at nearly 20,000 middle schoolers and found students don't gain more weight when their school has a junk-food vending machine.
The study's author says one reason may be that kids don't have a lot of time to eat at school.
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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