UK looks for answers to healthy eating at school
By: Michelle Russell | 16 September 2009
The new school year in the UK heralded a fresh campaign from the Government to promote healthy eating among pupils. Trials of free lunches in primary schools and healthier alternatives for seconday school pupils have been welcomed by campaigners, although, as Michelle Russell discovers, some health groups remain unconvinced that enough is being done - by Westminster and by the food industry - to tackle child obesity.
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The new school year in the UK heralded a fresh campaign from the Government to promote healthy eating among pupils. Trials of free lunches in primary schools and healthier alternatives for seconday school pupils have been welcomed by campaigners, although, as Michelle Russell discovers, some health groups remain unconvinced that enough is being done - by Westminster and by the food industry - to tackle child obesity.
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