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| Pupil 'out to lunch' diet concern | Pupil 'out to lunch' diet concern |
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| More needs to be done to encourage children not to choose chips, pizzas or sweets for lunch, it has been warned. | More needs to be done to encourage children not to choose chips, pizzas or sweets for lunch, it has been warned. |
| The Scottish Consumer Council has raised concern over pupils shunning school meals for high street fast food. | The Scottish Consumer Council has raised concern over pupils shunning school meals for high street fast food. |
| It called on the Scottish Government and retailers to play their part in ensuring pupils ate well if they went out of school for lunch. | It called on the Scottish Government and retailers to play their part in ensuring pupils ate well if they went out of school for lunch. |
| The number of secondary school pupils choosing to eat school meals has fallen from 44.9% in 2007 to 42.9% in 2008. | The number of secondary school pupils choosing to eat school meals has fallen from 44.9% in 2007 to 42.9% in 2008. |
| New healthy food regulations have been introduced in primary schools. | New healthy food regulations have been introduced in primary schools. |
| Secondary schools are expected to follow next year. | Secondary schools are expected to follow next year. |
| SCC Chair Douglas Sinclair said: "While the core to improving lunchtime choices for Scotland's teenagers is about supporting them with the information about good food and healthy eating, the Scottish Government and local councils have to play their part as well. | SCC Chair Douglas Sinclair said: "While the core to improving lunchtime choices for Scotland's teenagers is about supporting them with the information about good food and healthy eating, the Scottish Government and local councils have to play their part as well. |
| "These young people are consumers who are making their own decisions. | "These young people are consumers who are making their own decisions. |
| "They will only stay in school if what's on offer there in terms of both the food and the lunchtime environment is better than what's on offer outside." | "They will only stay in school if what's on offer there in terms of both the food and the lunchtime environment is better than what's on offer outside." |
| An SCC spokesman added: "The Out to Lunch report suggests the obesity time bomb has still not been defused for many young Scots, but it is not something that schools - or parents - can do on their own." |