Donald Trump administration to relax school meal rules tackling childhood obesity

Donald Trump's administration is set to relax rules on the nutritional standards of school meals, dismantling legislation Michelle Obama fought hard to introduce during her time as First Lady. The National School Lunch Programme, which provided nutritionally balanced meals to children for free or for a reduced price, was set up under the Obama administration to help tackle childhood obesity. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue was expected to announce a new rule allowing more 'regulatory flexibility' in the school lunch programme on Monday at Catoctin Elementary School in Virginia.
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