'Keep pupils in to stop them eating junk food' - The Telegraph 28th March 2008

Children should be banned from leaving school at lunchtime so they cannot gorge themselves on junk food, a Government body says today. Restrictions should also be placed on the opening of new burger bars, kebab shops, chip shops and sweet shops near schools to remove temptation from pupils, it is claimed. The recommendations by the Government-funded School Food Trust come amid concerns that many fast food outlets are luring pupils during the school day with special offers. Its report identified towns and cities with more than 40 takeaways and sweet shops for every secondary school. Officials said the trend risked undermining a campaign to improve school food, which put curbs on high-fat and sugary meals in canteens.

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