Mexico Banning Junk Food in Schools
Friday, May 28, 2010 18:52No Comments
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Come on United States, Mexico is putting you to shame.
In one sweeping motion -- though the rules are not yet approved -- Mexico has banned junk food, from all of its 220,000 public and private elementary and middle schools.
With 4.5 million children between 5 and 11 overweight, and 26 percent of their youth population battling weight issues, President Felipe Calderon, kicked off a nationwide anti-obesity campaign earlier this year, saying,
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