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Eat Right, Earn an iPod

Posted by Zonk on from the sign-me-up dept.

TheMster writes "The BBC is reporting on the UK government's latest policy to tackle obesity - through offering iPods and XBoxes to pupils. The lucky lads and lasses of 29 Glasgow secondary schools will be part of the pioneering scheme, which utilises the newly introduced swipe-card canteens to create a system of the 'better you eat, the bigger the treat'."

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  1. Outside food by tmbg37 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Hmm, what happens when kids buy healthy food from the cafeteria, but also eat unhealthy snacks from home?

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    This comment was thought up very late at night and does not necessarily reflect my views at a more reasonable hour.
  2. XBoxes? by Mensa+Babe · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "The BBC is reporting on the UK government's latest policy to tackle obesity - through offering iPods and XBoxes to pupils."

    XBoxes? To tackle obesity? What else? A new TV set? Why not offer bikes and musical instruments instead of XBoxes and iPods? This is the most stupid idea I have ever heard.

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