A psychology abstract on the article "Thinning Down School Food." Talks about increasing childhood obesity, and what schools need to do to change it.

Thinning Down School Food Many cafeteria workers across the United States do not believe children standing in their own lunch lines don't suffer from obesity. "Obesity? Not in my school." A study that was recently done in Pennsylvania shows that many cafeteria personnel don't think school meals are a factor of obesity in children. Claudia Probart, a TK at Penn State University, says that those personnel tested believed there was a childhood obesity problem nationally, …

…each seems like the better alternative to most students. A soda machine and three candy machines don't make eating a healthy lunch any easier on students. Personally, I'd like to see a few more healthy choices on our lunch menu. Not that I'm turning towards a lunch of soy chips and purified water everyday or anything; I just want the healthy option to be there. http://www.psychologytoday.com/htdocs/prod/PTOArticle/pto-20031028-000002.asp