Pulling the Plug on School Vending Machines

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Argues that vending machines in schools contribute to childhood obesity, but are not solely responsible. Offers solutions to the problem of childhood obesity.

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"At Camp La Jolla, a fitness camp for overweight children in San Diego, California, campers spend their summer vacation exercising, learning about how to eat right, and being educated on the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. While at camp, the kids are in an environment that is extremely supportive and without temptations?a strict diet of 1,100 calories per day is followed, counselors are trained to give positive feedback and motivation, and the vending machines on the campgrounds are guarded twenty-four hours a day by security guards. Vending machines, Camp La Jolla owner Nancy Lenhart says, are one of the biggest problems the campers will have to face once they leave the camp and go back to school."

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