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. 2010 Dec 15;8(1):A19.

Table 2.

Inventory of Student Vending Machine Items, 11 Public High Schools in Maine, Fall 2006

Observed School Types of Vending Machine Items

Sugar-Sweetened Beveragesa Non–Sugar-Sweetened Beveragesb Junk Foodc Non–Junk Foodd
1 0 46 16 24
2 22 164 7 28
3 35 53 0 0
4 0 98 0 0
5 32 60 13 8
6 0 196 38 36
7 40 83 0 0
8 0 55 1 3
9 131 49 13 26
10 110 190 34 20
11 157 150 27 8
a

Sugar-sweetened beverages were sport drinks, fruit drinks, and water with added sugar.

b

Non–sugar-sweetened beverages were water, water with artificial sweetener, 100% fruit juice, low-fat milk, and reduced-calorie sport drinks.

c

Junk food was chocolate candy, nonchocolate candy, salty snacks not low in fat, ice cream not low in fat and cookies, crackers, cakes, pastries, bars, or other baked goods not low in fat.

d

Non–junk food included low-fat salty snacks, low-fat ice cream and low-fat cookies, crackers, cakes, pastries, or other baked goods.