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The author is Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar and the tiltle is Introducing systems change in the schools: the case of school luncheons and vending machines. The article is focusing on children a=obesity, and the cause of children obesity is due to school food. She argues that the meals schools give to children are unhealthy, and very fatty. She argues there is no healthy choices for children to choose from. By schools serving kids an unhealthy lunch and maybe even breakfast this is resulting to a dramatic weight gain. She is also unpleased about vending machines located in schools. The vending machines let kids buy candy bars, chips, and cookies easily for snacks or meals during there school day. Schools should not be supporting unhealthy eating by giving kids an easy accesible machine to get any junk food they want. By even having the machines in the school shows kids that the school approves of these unhealthy items. She says we need a new meal plan for cafeterias and no more vending machines in our children's schools.

Suarez-Balcazar, Yolanda, et al. "Introducing systems change in the schools: the case of school luncheons and vending machines." American Journal of Community Psychology 39.3/4 (2007): 335-345. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Web. 18 Oct. 2009.