TAL 201 May 6‚ 2013 Current Issues Paper Junk Food In Schools Introduction Although not easy to admit‚ it is a fact that a big percentage of the world’s population today likes junk food. Many people have become accustomed to eating foods with high levels of refined sugars‚ processed grains‚ and a number of other unhealthy ingredients (Trice‚ 2010). Essentially‚ companies have replaced nature’s own ingredients with highly processed products and chemicals to reduce costs‚ extend shelf life
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RUNNING HEAD: Junk food should not be in schools Are junk foods in schools a reason children are becoming so obese these days? I think it has a part of it. Children start seeing vending machines and soda machines in schools as soon as they begin their education. They see their parents and teachers and other adults eat and drink the items out of the vending machine and soon enough the children themselves are drinking a can of soda a day or sugared filled drink and a candy bar. This is a bad
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Junk Food is a vast contributor to the increasing levels of diabetes‚ and other chronic conditions and diseases in America. In order to establish a healthy country‚ Americans must alter eating habits and establish knowledge within our nation’s children. The beverage and food industry spend billions of dollars annually to promote its products to children. Public institutions promote these products to increase revenue for school needed activities. This continuous‚ unhealthy cycle is in adversely
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The Government had set out a ban to prevent junk food from being sold to children at canteens. Mark Fraser had written a letter to a newspaper company called Community Chronicle on the 29th of October 2010 to share his disbelief at the government’s vain attempt to prevent obesity. Throughout this piece‚ he uses an attacking tone. He aims to target the audience of parents with children in schools to agree with him on his contention that this vain attempt will not benefit the children. Since the
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At the moment there is a restriction on junk food in schools for example vending machines in your school have changed from chocolate bars and crisps to nutri-grain bars and drinks. Junk food is not served as frequently and you may feel disappointed about this. I think the ban is a good thing since statistics show by the middle of the century‚ 2050‚ two-thirds of children will be overweight or obese if nothing is done. I wouldn’t like to be one of the people in those two-thirds and neither would
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Junk food in school is a great idea because it appeals to more kids. Its brings money to the school and as a young adult in high school you should be able to choose what you eat. Junk food is tasty and kids want to eat it. It gives you a quick energy boost to stay up to be attentive to their instructor when there tired. It’s also cheap so that the less fortunate kids can afford it. It’s a big variety so more kids can choose what they want to eat instead of being force to eat food chosen for them
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said that kids who went to a school without junk food were less overweight and more attentive then that of those whose schools allow junk food. However‚ in schools with junk food regulations and bans‚ some parents allow the child to bring snacks from home so those children are still subjected to junk food. Of course‚ this brings the question: Should junk food be banned from schools altogether? Meaning‚ should parents be banned from sending snacks as well as the schools providing them. But‚ before
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share my opinion about banning junk food‚ and hopefully I change your opinion‚ if you disagree with me. Well‚ junk food is food that’s very high in fat‚ sugar‚ and calories. It hardly has protein‚ vitamins‚ or minerals. I know it may be very tasty and good‚ but it’s not so good for your body. Eating junk food can cause your brain to get addicted to it in a way like drugs do. You’ll constantly think you need it‚ when you don’t. If you go a couple weeks without junk food and you’re use to eating it‚
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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
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Wellness August 22‚ 2012 Junk Food Effects on Teenagers Recently people especially teenagers consume a lot of junk food in their daily lives. The consumption of junk food is guaranteed destructive to our health‚ but most of the teens still do not realize its effect until they are actually affected by it. Whenever you open your refrigerator you mainly seek something unhealthy without even recognizing it‚ it’s like we are only striving for filling our stomachs. Junk food affects your daily life.
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