Small financial impact when schools sell healthier meals and snacks
A study of 11 school districts in Massachusetts, where requirements for healthier school meals and snacks took effect at the same time, saw a 6.6 percent drop in food service revenue in the first year but revenues rebounded in the second year to nearly the same level as before, says the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Sugary-drink tax works best per calorie, study says
A per-calorie tax on sugary beverages would be more effective than a tax per ounce, says a study based on the size of the bottle, says a study published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics.