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Did you know Tea is the second most consumed drink in the world after water? Retail sales in supermarkets passed $2.15 billion in 2010, the first time in history that more tea was imported to the United States than England. For maximizing the health benefits of tea, it is best to have a cup right [...]
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Obesity is becoming an increasingly complicated health concern in this country. Diet and exercise are two of the most important ways we can help curb over-eating and unhealthy eating. Look for vending machines with the Fit Pick Sticker on them. Fit Pick vending machines represent the 35-10-35 Nutrition Standards. Snacks that qualify have less than [...]
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The American Heart Association
Healthy American adults should eat less than 2,300 milligrams of sodium a day. This is about 1 teaspoon of sodium chloride (salt). To illustrate, the following are sources of sodium in the diet.
1/4 teaspoon salt
= 575 mg sodium
1/2 teaspoon salt
= 1,150 mg sodium
3/4 teaspoon salt
= 1,725 [...]
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The little “m’s” weren’t printed on the candies until 1950, and were originally black, not white like you see today!
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♣ The vending industry is a $30 billion-a-year industry, employing 700,000 people who work at an estimated 13,500 companies.
♣ 100 million Americans will use one of 7 million vending machines each day.
♣ The vending industry dates back to 215 B.C. when a device that was used to dispense holy water was used in the temples [...]
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The following are the key messages about our position on childhood obesity and the Balance for Life Campaign:
NAMA recently conducted a study that evaluated more than a million student purchases from vending machines at schools. The survey evaluated 2,084 school vending machines and concluded that students actually purchased far less than one [...]
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