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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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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Should junk food be allowed at school? Junk food is generally defined as “a diet high in processed foods and soft drinks” (Wiles et al.‚ 2009‚ p.1). By definition‚ junk food contains artificial food colorings and preservatives‚ including fast food‚ oily foods‚ snacks and high sugary beverage. Students usually eat snacks between meals. According to McPhail et al. (2011)‚ the snacking habit among students has increased in the past twenty years. This means students are taking more junk food in a higher
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Junk Food Should Not Be Banned At School Government and schools authorities care much about the nutrition at school. However‚ they are arguing about whether school should keep selling junk food or not. So far‚ some people have been expressing their opinions saying that junk food should be banned at school. Others think that junk food should not be banned at school. Junk food should not be banned at school because junk foods are inexpensive‚ students prefer freedom of choice‚ and school food keeps
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couple of years ago junk foods started getting banned in schools. So why are they getting banned? Should junk foods be banned in schools? Junk foods are unhealthy foods that are eaten by many people. Junk foods are unhealthy because it doesn’t have much nutrition. Junk foods have many ingredient that are unhealthy such as salt. People eat junk foods because they love how it tastes‚ and they don’t care much of how unhealthy junk foods are. It is believed that junk foods creates problems in
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would like to state my opinions: junk food is convenient and inexpensive. However‚ consuming junk foods‚ especially if you eat them often‚ may increase the risk of chronic disease. Junk food not only effect the growth of the children but also do harm to the health of the adults. There are some junk foods health risk facts: The same health problems to the adults‚ junk food increases the risk of obesity. The research found that a person who consumes junk foods at least twice per week gains
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improvements at any age. Quality foods make a difference when they are young‚ and their brains are growing most rapidly. It also makes a huge difference for teens‚ whose brains are restructuring for adult life. (Greene 6). In addition to this people also think
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financial interest and other damages. There are a lot of cars on the roads especially in a city so they often cause traffic jams and problems about accidents as well as parking. More importantly‚ global warming is the biggest world’s problem so we should save our world’s energy and stop polluting
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McLaughlin Ban Junk Food! DID YOU KNOW junk food has been linked to obesity‚ diabetes‚ and even cancer? Sure‚ junk food is totally yummy‚ but it is definitely not good for us or for the children in this country. Junk food also makes the quality of life worse. It makes you tired‚ and it can make you very unhealthy. There is a law going through congress right now about banning junk food in schools‚ and before you state your opinion‚ please open up your mind to see how junk food is affecting the
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