Policy on Vending Machines in Schools

Question 1

Analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III data indicated that __% of children aged 2-10 had diets high in consumption of carbonated soft drinks, and these children had a significantly higher dental caries experience in the primary dentition than did children with other fluid consumption patterns

Answer 1

13%

Question 2

As teenage girls have increased their consumption of soft drinks, their consumption of milk has decreased by __%, which may contribute to a decrease in bone density, subsequent increase in fractures, and future risk of osteoporosis

Answer 2

40%