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*Sugar has been banned at Georgia elementary school for a decade
* School required fitness classes, overhauled menu and banned junk food
* More studies required to see if methods would improve student health
* Recent research suggests banning soda not curbing kids' consumption
(CNN) -- The children in the cafeteria drink low-fat milk, shovel corn kernels on their sporks and munch on tuna sandwiches on wheat.
For dessert? Peaches.
There are no bake sales here, no birthday cupcakes, no cookies or ice cream. Don't even think about bringing sugar to Browns Mill Elementary School.
As schools around the country have begun removing soda and junk food from their premises, the elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia, was ahead of the curve, cutting out sugar 10 years ago under the watch of principal Dr. Yvonne Sanders-Butler.
"Childhood obesity, it's our tsunami, it's our Katrina," she said. "If we're really thinking about the best interests about the young people today, then we will take a stand."
Full Story: 10 years later, school still sugar free and proud - CNN.com
*Sugar has been banned at Georgia elementary school for a decade
* School required fitness classes, overhauled menu and banned junk food
* More studies required to see if methods would improve student health
* Recent research suggests banning soda not curbing kids' consumption
(CNN) -- The children in the cafeteria drink low-fat milk, shovel corn kernels on their sporks and munch on tuna sandwiches on wheat.
For dessert? Peaches.
There are no bake sales here, no birthday cupcakes, no cookies or ice cream. Don't even think about bringing sugar to Browns Mill Elementary School.
As schools around the country have begun removing soda and junk food from their premises, the elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia, was ahead of the curve, cutting out sugar 10 years ago under the watch of principal Dr. Yvonne Sanders-Butler.
"Childhood obesity, it's our tsunami, it's our Katrina," she said. "If we're really thinking about the best interests about the young people today, then we will take a stand."
Full Story: 10 years later, school still sugar free and proud - CNN.com
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