July 6/Los Angeles/Los Angeles Times -- A third of kids in U.S. public elementary schools can buy such beverages as sports drinks and full-fat milk at school, according to a study looking at wellness policies in schools. That is an improvement, the researchers said.
“Elementary schools across the country are improving the beverage landscape, showing that change is possible and it’s already happening,” the lead author, Lindsey Turner, said in a statement. The work is part of an effort funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; it was published this month in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.