Poor students get more fruits and vegetables at school than they do at home, a new study finds.
But, the opposite is true for students from wealthier families.
These findings show that having fruits and vegetables at school may give a healthy boost to poor students' diets, according to the study.
But, no matter what the family income level, students all ate a similar amount of fruits and vegetables at school, the study found.
The study was published recently in the journal Preventive Medicine.
The researchers compared fruit and vegetable consumption among nearly 1,900 middle school students in New Hampshire and Vermont during the school year and summer vacation.
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