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Why Were School Lunches Changed? A Historical Perspective

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In 1946, President Harry S. Truman signed the National School Lunch Act partly due to concerns that many World War II recruits were rejected for service because of diet-related health problems. Over decades, numerous factors influenced policy shifts, driving changes to the food served in schools and illustrating why were school lunches changed.