KGNU-How On Earth, Show: School Vending Machine Bill Reintroduced

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School Vending Machine Bill Reintroduced

Theme: Nutrition and Health
Air Date: 2/16/06
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Host Intro: The rate of childhood obesity in the United States doubled over the past twenty years. It has tripled for adolescents. The issue has been addressed at the legislature in previous years, but agreeing on how to approach the problem has been dificult. Daniel Costello reports on an attempt to pass a law in Colorado to use better school nutrition to combat childhood obesity.

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