State Policies for Food in Schools

Obesity is on the rise—worldwide and in the U.S. A new study, published by the Scientific American, found that there are now more overweight people than underweight people in the world, even in developing countries ( "The World is Fat," Scientific American , September, 2007 ). In the U.S., 14.8 percent of 10 to 17 year-olds are overweight or obese ( "F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America," Trust for America’s Health, 2007 ). Many public health experts point to rising obesity rates, and suggest that...