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Study: Kids slimmer in states with limits on school snacking

by Maureen Downey

A new study suggests a link between limits on school snacking and weight gain in students. (AP Images.)

A new study may tip the balance in the debate over whether stricter school nutrition and vending machine policies can play a role in combating the growing childhood obesity problem in this country.
The study found that kids in states in which laws have been enacted limiting snack and soft drink sales in schools gained less weight in a three-year time frame than their peers in states where no such laws have been passed or where the laws are weak.  (The literature now refers to those vending machine snacks and drinks as