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Food Insecurity and Child Nutrition

Five years ago, the typical school lunch menu included pizza, chicken nuggets, and French fries. Today, schools across the country are serving healthier food as a result of science-based school nutrition standards that were aimed at quelling the childhood obesity epidemic in America. As Congress considers the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Program, Council for a Strong America is educating lawmakers about the impact of healthy school food on national security. Currently, excess weight disqualifies nearly one-third of all young adults from military service.

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  1. January 27, 2019 (Newport News Daily Press)

    Retired Adm. James Loy on military readiness

    Op-Ed

  2. October 23, 2018 (Virginian-Pilot)

    Editorial: Young adults: Unhealthy, unprepared for work

    Media Coverage

  3. October 18, 2018 (Esther Cepeda/Washington Post Writers Group)

    Poor nutrition endangers our national security

    Media Coverage

  4. October 17, 2018 (The Daily Signal/Heritage Foundation)

    Obese Americans Pose Growing Risk to National Security

    Media Coverage

  5. October 13, 2018 (Fayetteville Observer)

    Generals warn of state of America’s youth

    Media Coverage

  6. October 10, 2018 (Nexstar Media Group (TV))

    Obesity affecting military recruits

    Media Coverage