Daily Archive for December 2nd, 2007

Effort to Limit Junk Food in Schools Faces Hurdles

I’m of two minds on this particular issue. Anything the American Beverage Association supports immediately has my suspicion. But I do tend to side with the Center for Science in the Public Interest. I suspect the beverage folk will see smaller portions as a way to sell more portions (ka-ching!).

The oddest thing, in my view, is that school lunches fall under the purview of the Dept. of Agriculture. That’s letting the foxes determine henhouse security. Let the Surgeon General dictate school lunch policy, or at least the Dept. of Education.

What do you think? 

Effort to Limit Junk Food in Schools Faces Hurdles via NYT

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AMERICA’S UNREQUITED LOVE

If you moved to Canada, would you expect to have a better quality of life? (% who agree)
United States 91%
Rest of world 85

Is Canada a partner in the military or peacekeeping operations currently taking place in: (% who agree)
Afghanistan:
United States 93%
Rest of world 23

IRAQ:
United States 51% (they’re wrong)
Rest of world 25

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