Studies have shown that while there were reduction in sales at snack bars and vending machines, kids actually purchased more and better meals at school,

The deal will buy Pfizer some additional breathing room, as we had expected sales and earnings per share growth to slow based on the maturing portfolio of drugs, patent expirations in 2004 through 2007, winding down on synergies from the Warner-Lambert merger and weak new product flow.

Kids are basically little learning machines. Whatever the content is in front of them, they're going to pick it up.

We were really shocked by the findings, given all the media attention this epidemic has gotten. It's a public health disaster.

Elected officials are supporting parents in protecting their children from the unrestrained marketing and ever-present availability of soda and junk food, ... California [schools] can no longer be soda and junk-food superstores.

We're really at the beginning of the movement. We need to establish statewide policies that support parents in teaching their children to make the right choices, rather than continuing to allow the financial interests of soda and fast-food companies to win out over the health of our children.