A US law requires that schools provide healthy choices students.
Public schools across the country (be) on a health kick since 2010. Because of the law, students say goodbye to fatty food and say hello to better eating habits in school. They also have been exercising more during the school day. It's up to schools to decide they obey the law. Most schools add healthy food and drinks instead of snacks and soft drinks.
(ask) kids to exercise more, a school in Northwestern Minnesota added more physical (activity) to the school day. Many schools also make sure that kids have good rest every day.
The goals of the law are to improve good health and to avoid (be) overweight.
Being overweight can lead to serious health problems later in life. Experts say the number of children aged 6~11 years old were overweight doubled (加倍) from 1980 to 2012. ." (good) thing to do is to get kids into the habit of getting lots of exercise and eating healthy meals!" Julia Lear, the (direct) of the Health Care Centre in a school, told us.
