THIS TIME IT IS BYE-BYE: "JUNK FOOD" IN US SCHOOLS BANNED BY LAW, STARTING JULY 2ND. VICTORY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND A STEP FORWARD IN THE FIGHT AGAINST OBESITY IN THE USA, HEADED BY THE FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA

This time it is good-bye: the famous, declared “war” on junk food, led by the First Lady Michelle Obama has been won, and starting on July 2nd in the United States the ban on chocolate bars filled with fat, fries, and super sugary drinks in American schools, proposed by the paladins in the fight against obesity, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will become a reality. "Parents and schools are working hard”, said the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsak, “to give young people the opportunity to grow up healthy and strong, serving healthier alternatives in school cafeterias. From now on, the vending machines will support this effort".

Since 2010 by law, prepared food in U.S. school cafeterias must meet certain nutritional standards- in particular, fat, sugar and salt content. Now even the contents of the foods served in vending machines will controlled: dried fruits, crackers and cereal bars will take the place of marshmallows and chocolate, to discourage the consumption of "junk food", The health advocates are using the same approach in the fight against smoking: to educate children starting at an early age, in the hope that they grow up healthier and maybe teach good eating habits to their parents as well. The experts said they were satisfied with the ban on selling the so-called “sports” drinks that actually contain a lot of sugar, but students misidentify for healthy, just because they are associated with footballers or tennis players.