Latvia bans Coca-Cola, Pepsi and sweets in schools

While I agree marketing is the biggest issue, to combat the effects of fast-food marketers with the sort of budget that health companies and schools have is laughable. Also diet is just one facet of a healthy lifestyle and exercise needs to be incorporated more into the school day and at home, everyone knows the statistics of computer sufing, tv watching, videogame playing versus going outdoors and playing with your friends/family. But at that point, schools can only do so much, parents have to take an active role in continuing the sort of health education that schools implement. And as long as fast-food is inexpensive, there will always be families surviving on it and when both parents work long hours, it's highly unlikely kids will get the exercise and attention to their health that they really need. It's a bigger problem that needs a bigger solution outside of schools, governments and corporations have to take a role in changing society and society's perception on health.

Companies are starting to shift, I just read this article one CNN that had fruit companies plastering Disney characters and Spongebob on their packaging to make it more appealing to kids.

Jam it back in, in the dark.