New U.S. school snack food rules clamp down on calories, fat

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New U.S. school snack food rules clamp down on calories, fat

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-school-snack-food-rules-clamp-down-calories-210041329.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/90oto8_fBZJ6zpKinge9qQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-27T210744Z_1_CBRE95Q1MOZ00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Students at Rose Hill Elementary School (L-R) Destiny Huges, Alexis Reubenstein and Sami Escadjeda choose the salad bar for lunch in Commerce City" align="left" title="Students at Rose Hill Elementary School (L-R) Destiny Huges, Alexis Reubenstein and Sami Escadjeda choose the salad bar for lunch in Commerce City" border="0" /></a>By Yasmeen Abutaleb WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Snack food sold in U.S. schools must be lower in fat, salt and sugar, according to federal rules released on Thursday aimed at giving students more nutritious options and fighting childhood obesity. In 2010, Congress passed legislation designed to improve child nutrition. Schools have until July 1, 2014, to implement the rules outlined on Thursday. The regulations, originally due in 2011, largely mirror the U.S. Department of Agriculture's February proposal that limited the fat, salt and sugar content in school snacks and capped portion sizes. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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