Fast Food in School Cafeterias
Liz Chiocco
EDF-255
Final Paper
Fast Food in Schools
4/26/12
Buckley, Cara. "A Proposal to Separate Fast Food and Schools." New York Times [New York] 20 04 2009, n. pag. Web 26 April. 2012. .
The author explores research done that suggests that the closer a fast food restaurant is to a school, the higher is the obesity rate of the children there. Eric N. Gioia is a city councilman from Queens and he wants to ban any fast food restaurants from opening within a tenth of a mile from any schools. According to the report “The Effect of Fast Food Restaurants on Obesity” done by researchers from The University of California, Berkeley, and Columbia, when fast food restaurants open a quarter mile or more away from schools there is no change in the obesity rate, but when they are open within a tenth of a mile from schools obesity rates rise. The study also found that the daily caloric intake could increase 30 to 100 calories a day depending on the proximity of fast food chains to schools. The study even showed that pregnant women are more likely to gain a lot of weight of they live within a mile of fast food chains.
This article from the New York Times explores the side of a ban on fast food restaurants near schools. Buckley did an in depth analysis on the ban of fast food near schools and what the effects of having fast food chains near schools has on the children. She used many reliable sources to support her research. The only problem that I see with this article is that it does not explore the other side of the argument enough. Overall I gained a lot of useful information from this article, and learned a lot of useful facts.
Harris, Karen. "Fast Food in California's High Schools: Popular, Profitable, Contributing to Teen Obesity?." California Center for Health Improvement . n. page. Web. 26 April. 2012.
This article talks about fast food in California High Schools and the reasons they are sold more than the healthy options. There are many
EDF-255
Final Paper
Fast Food in Schools
4/26/12
Buckley, Cara. "A Proposal to Separate Fast Food and Schools." New York Times [New York] 20 04 2009, n. pag. Web 26 April. 2012. .
The author explores research done that suggests that the closer a fast food restaurant is to a school, the higher is the obesity rate of the children there. Eric N. Gioia is a city councilman from Queens and he wants to ban any fast food restaurants from opening within a tenth of a mile from any schools. According to the report “The Effect of Fast Food Restaurants on Obesity” done by researchers from The University of California, Berkeley, and Columbia, when fast food restaurants open a quarter mile or more away from schools there is no change in the obesity rate, but when they are open within a tenth of a mile from schools obesity rates rise. The study also found that the daily caloric intake could increase 30 to 100 calories a day depending on the proximity of fast food chains to schools. The study even showed that pregnant women are more likely to gain a lot of weight of they live within a mile of fast food chains.
This article from the New York Times explores the side of a ban on fast food restaurants near schools. Buckley did an in depth analysis on the ban of fast food near schools and what the effects of having fast food chains near schools has on the children. She used many reliable sources to support her research. The only problem that I see with this article is that it does not explore the other side of the argument enough. Overall I gained a lot of useful information from this article, and learned a lot of useful facts.
Harris, Karen. "Fast Food in California's High Schools: Popular, Profitable, Contributing to Teen Obesity?." California Center for Health Improvement . n. page. Web. 26 April. 2012.
This article talks about fast food in California High Schools and the reasons they are sold more than the healthy options. There are many