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A bill to prohibit junk food sales in elementary schools and restrict them in higher grades passed the Oklahoma Senate on Tuesday after it was amended to delay the ban until 2007.
Junk Food Ban in OklahomaSource: Associated Press
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Oklahoma Cracks Down on Junk Food in SchoolsA bill to prohibit junk food sales in elementary schools and restrict them in higher grades passed the Oklahoma Senate on Tuesday after it was amended to delay the ban until 2007. Pushed by the Oklahoma Fit Kids Coalition, a private group made up mostly of health professionals, the bill barring the sale of soft drinks and low nutritional snack items tackles the growing problem of obesity, diabetes and other health problems among young people. A similar bill was voted down in the Senate a year ago after opposition from vending machine companies and school officials, who said they needed the money from vending sales to supplement their budgets.
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