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</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=center>School dinners are facing a shake-up in a bid to tackle obesity among children.

Ministers are to review the nutritional content of school meals to encourage pupils to eat a more balanced diet.

Schools will also be urged to increase the amount of physical activity in the timetable and to teach children how to eat more healthily.

The moves are part of a £5.7m "Healthy Living Blueprint" drawn up by the Department for Education and the Department of Health.

The aim is to encourage pupils to eat sensibly, take more exercise and maintain good levels of personal health.

There is growing concern about the levels of salt, sugar and saturated fat in school meals.

In future there could be fewer chips, beefburgers and sausages on the menu.

Education Secretary Charles Clarke said: "Good health and effective learning go hand in hand. A healthy body leads to a healthy mind."

The Government has already launched a £77m programme under which two million pupils are given a free piece of fruit or vegetable every day.

It is also piloting schemes such as breakfast clubs, tuck shops and vending machines which provide healthy food instead of chocolate and crisps.

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