WE ARE FAT...WHO DO WE BLAME

• Former U.S. military leaders have identified a latent threat to the potential for a leaner, more agile fighting force: the school vending machine.

• In a report to be released on Tuesday, a group of 300 retired military officers said school-age children are eating 400 billion excess calories a year - the equivalent of 2 billion candy bars - from junk food sold in such machines as well as in snack bars and cafeterias that should be off-limits.

• Those extra calories from candy, chips and sugary drinks amount to about 130 calories a day, which over a student's school years can lead to extra pounds.

M: BLAME TECHNOLOGY - VENDING MACHINES
C: BLAME VENDORS, AFFLUENCE, TV,
T: THAT'S NOT GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM...FIND THE ROOT CAUSE AND ADDRESS THOSE....FINGER POINTING IS NOT A SOLUTION