New USDA guidelines would cut sugar and sodium in cafeteria food to help curb childhood obesity.

A CHEESEBURGER with oranges, fries and chocolate milk is offered as a school lunch.

Less sugar , lower sodium and more whole grains are among the new guidelines for school meals under consideration by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These are reasonable, necessary changes considering that about 1 in 5 U.S. children are obese , a condition that can lead to serious lifelong health consequences if it continues into adulthood. http://enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=e4578cce-3ad2-407d-836e-915712b80687