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Soft Drinks Banned in Schools

Posted in Dental Health News by Dion Kramer on April 24, 2006

An articled titled National ban on soft drinks in schools sought has appeared in ABC News Online.

  • A health organisation is seeking a ban nationwide on softdrinks at schools. This comes after the Victorian Government decided to ban softdrinks in public schools by year end.

  • Kidney Health Australia spokesperson Dr Tim Mathew believes the ban should be nationwide.

    • “Water we know is safe and sensible and therefore we are going to mount a national campaign to drink water instead.”

  • New South Wales Health Minister John Hatzistergos believes the ban is unnecessary saying that healthy choices are already on offer in schools.

    • “Exposure to a range of foods is part of growing up, I’ve always taken that view simply saying, ‘Don’t have this and don’t have that’ I don’t know is feasible. What I think is appropriate is to direct them to be able to make their purchases in a sensible way and that’s a way that recognises that some foods should be only sometimes foods.”

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