extended Essay Should the sale of junk food in school canteens be banned? Junk food is defined as food items which are generally considered to be unhealthy and have low nutritional value. However‚ many children and teenagers enjoy consuming junk food because it tastes good. Nevertheless‚ junk food is commonly outed as one of the main causes of obesity in young people. Some school canteens sell junk food among other things to students. As such‚ it is believed that the sale of junk food in school canteens
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Junk food is the term used for food that have little nutritional value and more often than not‚ high in fat‚ salt‚ sugar and calories. It is considered as one of the unhealthy foods to be consumed because of its content and the preparation methods. Junk foods are favoured by the consumers especially the young generations. Preference by the consumers towards junk foods eventually leads to its wide marketing all across the globe. Nowadays‚ junk food can be easily obtained from any supermarket‚ fast
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High schools should be able to sell candy‚ chips and soft drink. If “variety is a spice of life” than why shouldn’t it apply to younger people? Recently schools have been taking into consideration depriving students of branded “unhealthy” foods in canteens such as candy‚ chips and lollies. They condemn junk food as the cause for obesity and believe that by banning it completely‚ the problem will disappear. Banning junk food from schools won’t change anything or stop people from being overweight
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SHOULD MARIJUANA BE ALLOWED TO SELL LEGALLY? NAME: CAI WEIXIAO BSU ID: 900948775 The natural medicine named marijuana has a lot of functions: relieving pain‚ alleviating glaucoma‚ decreasing nausea and stimulating appetite. But last year‚ police officers arrested about 650 thousand citizens in U.S. who just hold their small quantity of marijuana‚ not sale. In most location in the world‚ using and holding marijuana is still illegal. Public tend to believe
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May 2013 Should Junk Food Be Banned in schools? My aunt‚ who has been in New York City for more than 20 years‚ told me that in the past‚ she always made her two sons’ lunches to take to school during school years which was more nutritive and less expensive. Her sons at that time were energetic and played outside a lot. But soon after‚ they did not bring their own lunches anymore. They asked for money from my aunt to purchase food in school canteens. Possibly my aunt thought that
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DepEd reminds canteens against selling junk food‚ softdrinks Cebu Daily News 7:02 am | Tuesday‚ June 18th‚ 2013 3 399 22 THE Cebu City Schools Division of the Department of Education (DepEd) is reminding public school canteens about the policy prohibiting the selling of junk food and softdrinks. According to the Education Program Supervisor Delia Kiamco‚ they are regularly monitoring public school canteens to ensure that they only sell nutritious food. Business and sanitary permits
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Should There Be Taxes on Sodas or Other Junk Foods? Position: No Background: The question whether or not to put a tax on sugary beverages and junk food has made its way to our legislatures desks because of the overwhelming population of obese people throughout the world. The alarming consequences of obesity have given the government reasoning to take charge and try to rectify the problem. They believe that by taxing certain food items that are high in sugar and salt content‚ trans fat‚ and saturated
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Should Unhealthy Food Be Taxed? There is an epidemic seizing its grip on America. One in three Americans are currently dealing with the effects from this outbreak that has grown in numbers three-fold in the last 50 years. This is not your traditional disease that that may be in the air or water‚ rather primarily caused by something consumed. That epidemic is junk food. The Center of Disease Control predicts that nearly half of Americans will be obese by the year 2030. With obesity expected to keep
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It has been 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
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EXAMINATION ENGLISH PROJECT 2012 NAME: KAVINESH KUMAR FORM: 5B SUBJECT TEACHER: MISS DIPNA KUMAR SCHOOL: SANGAM SKM COLLEGE SELLING OF JUNK FOOD IN SCHOOL CANTEEN AIM AND OBJECTIVES Aim Highlight on junk food sold in school canteen. Objectives: * Types of junk food * Disadvantages of junk food * Alternative to junk food Acknowledgement I would like to extend my appreciation to the following people for further assistance and support in compiling this
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