Nutrition
9% of students consume beverages from school vending machines in study
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, May 10th, 2004
Among students who consumed soft drinks from school vending machines (9% of all students), the average intake of regular carbonated soft drinks was only 12.5 ounces, or slightly more than one 12-ounce can per week.
An assessment of the student soft drink consumption data, prepared by statistician Michael E. Ginevan, PhD, was for the school year 2001-2002.
It appeared in a letter published in the April issue of the Journal of...
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