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America on a Diet Every five years the government updates its dietary guidelines, recommendations that determine, among other things, what 26 million school-kids get served for lunch. This weekend, President Clinton announced the new standards, which call for greater limits on salt and sugar intake, and increased exercise. NPR's Rebecca Perl reports.

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Every five years the government updates its dietary guidelines, recommendations that determine, among other things, what 26 million school-kids get served for lunch. This weekend, President Clinton announced the new standards, which call for greater limits on salt and sugar intake, and increased exercise. NPR's Rebecca Perl reports.