MORE than half the food purchased by Scottish pupils from takeaway shops close to their schools exceeds recommended levels of fat and calories, according to a new study.
MORE than half the food purchased by Scottish pupils from takeaway shops close to their schools exceeds recommended levels of fat and calories, according to a new study.
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Andrew Denholm Education Correspondent
Nutritional tests conducted on items from fast-food shops near secondary schools in Glasgow also found one-third breached Scottish Government guidelines on salt.
The worst offender in the pilot study by the NHS-backed Glasgow Centre for Population Health (GCPH) was a doner kebab and chips, which contained more than 1300 calories, 80 grams of fat and 4.5 grams of salt. With the exception of a portion of lentil soup and a roll that contained lettuce, there was no inclusion of vegetables or salad in any of the samples.
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