In NYC: concerns that children may be hungry clash w/ concerns that breakfast served at school may further increase child obesity if children eat twice in the morning. Further complicating things: an obese child may also be a nutritionally deprived child who eats low-quality, processed food.
With Classroom Breakfasts, Some Children May Eat Twice
www.nytimes.com
New York City’s health department is concerned that a free breakfast program may cause obesity in some students who are already eating at home.
