Junk Food

Why do students become crabby, tired, irritable and unfocused in class? No, this might be caused by the type of meals you take. In almost every elementary, there is the lack of healthy and tasty school lunch selections which has become a recent problem in both middle and high schools across the nation. In most instances, various schools sell junk foods to students and of course according to me this isn't right. There are various reasons why junk foods should be removed from school lunch menus. One of the most important reason is that it is important to create a healthier student body in order to allow him or her to concentrate in class work at ease. Junk foods should be banned from school lunch menus due to the fact that they affect both the body and the mind negatively. To begin with, junk food is the main cause of obesity among young people who are still learning. Research shows that around 33% of youths in high schools are unhealthy and overweight, and nearly 75% are unfit. This is contributed to by the bad food being served in public schools. A single 12-ounce can of soda has as much as 14 teaspoonful of sugar in the form of fructose corn syrup. Many of these sodas, buggers, pizzas, chips and cookies are full of sugary and fatty contents that are unhealthy to the body. It is important to stoke vending machines and cafeterias with foods that are healthy which in turn will likely create a dent in the childhood obesity rates. Secondly, the reason why there is need for the school cafeterias to serve healthy food is that junk food does not provide the students with the energy required for them to stay focused in the classes (basically the afternoon classes). These kinds of foods (junk food) being served in schools does not also give the pupils the energy and power to participate in games and this laziness leads to most of the kids to suffer from obesity. In addition, junk food lowers the energy level thus affecting pupil's physical activities.
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