Article 6MV0S UK free school meal allowances too low for healthy lunches, study finds

UK free school meal allowances too low for healthy lunches, study finds

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Tobi Thomas
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Researchers also find lack of fresh fruit and vegetables in schools and say portion sizes sometimes not enough

Free school meal allowances are not enough for students from lower-income backgrounds to buy healthy school lunches, research suggests.

The study, presented at the European Congress of Obesity (ECO), involved 42 pupils aged between 11 and 15 at seven schools across the UK.

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