Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Food for thought
Junk food is to be banned in English schools from next year. Which is one of those things you can't believe took so long to get done.Joe Harvey, the director of the Health Education Trust, which has advised the government on healthy eating in schools, said it was time for schools to abandon their reliance on the quick fix of junk food.
On BBC Radio Five Live, he said: "Why is it that head teachers and governing bodies have been prepared to accept really quite high levels of profit from food and drink that they know very well is not good for the children that they're responsible for?
"They're not there to make a profit for the confectionary and soft drink industry. They're there to care for children."
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posted by I at 5:57 am
