Non-Diet Sodas Won't Be Sold to Schools (AP)

NEW YORK - Tens of millions of students will no longer be able to buy non-diet sodas in the nation's public schools, under an agreement announced Wednesday between major beverage distributors and anti-obesity advocates.

The distributors, working with the William J. Clinton Foundation and the American Heart Association, also have agreed to sell only water, juice and low-fat milks to elementary and middle schools, said Jay Carson, a spokesman for former President Clinton.

Cadbury Schweppes, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and the American Beverage Association have all signed onto the deal, Carson said, adding that the companies represent "a very significant market share."

"Only a coalition of this type can make such a sweeping move effecting so many students at once," Carson said. "It's a bold and sweeping step that industry and childhood obesity advocates have decided to take together."