Don't get me wrong. I love a bag of Cheetos as much as the next blogger. I come not to bury junk food but to set limits on it. Now I have more actual science to back me up.
A recent study conducted in Philadelphia schools found that eliminating soda, rethinking snacks and educating kids almost halves the number of kids who are obese by the sixth grade.
Color me stunned. Turns out that when you give kids information and stop easy access to corn syrup and salt, you can actually make a difference. Butter my butt and call me a biscuit. It's a miracle.
The study's authors are quick to point out that more research needs to be done. Also, they mention that it might be better to start all of this before sixth grade.
Still, it's a good step toward offering proof for something that is intuitively clear.
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