Reasons Why Sugar Shouldn T Be Sold In School Canteens
Sugar is such a relevant issue in today’s society because the western world is getting fatter and fatter and its becoming more concerning. In Australia 63% of people are obese/ overweight. The escalation of more fast food chains being opened up is making sugar harder to avoid, weather its in processed food that you don’t know have such a high content, or, in food that are just unhealthy.
What effects does sugar have on the human body? Eating sugary foods all the time tricks the body into certain things a healthy body doesn’t do. It damages your liver as all the sugar is put into this one organ. When the liver is damaged, the rest of the body is also damaged – people will gain weight, which eventually affects insulin getting around the body and into blood cells.This then could or most probably will turn into Type-2 diabetes, of which I will discuss later. It …show more content…
So for these reasons, many people firmly believe high sugar content foods should NOT be sold in school canteens. WHY WE SHOULDN’T PUT RESTRICTIONS ON SUGAR: The reasons why sugar shouldn’t be sold in school canteens are great, but people are perfectly capable of making their own decisions, it sets a bad example to children and finally, its not the only thing making up a person being unhealthy.
Decision making: Students need to make their own decisions, and food choice is a simple one. Of course there are going to be healthy options at a school canteen, but most students need a pick-me-up, and you can't have that with foods not containing high amounts of sugar, and reasonable pricing.
Young children: Young children are influenced the easiest, especially by what goes on around them. If a child thinks that sugar is something toxic, right from a young age – they will never know that there are good and bad sugars. Sugars are in everything – even
What effects does sugar have on the human body? Eating sugary foods all the time tricks the body into certain things a healthy body doesn’t do. It damages your liver as all the sugar is put into this one organ. When the liver is damaged, the rest of the body is also damaged – people will gain weight, which eventually affects insulin getting around the body and into blood cells.This then could or most probably will turn into Type-2 diabetes, of which I will discuss later. It …show more content…
So for these reasons, many people firmly believe high sugar content foods should NOT be sold in school canteens. WHY WE SHOULDN’T PUT RESTRICTIONS ON SUGAR: The reasons why sugar shouldn’t be sold in school canteens are great, but people are perfectly capable of making their own decisions, it sets a bad example to children and finally, its not the only thing making up a person being unhealthy.
Decision making: Students need to make their own decisions, and food choice is a simple one. Of course there are going to be healthy options at a school canteen, but most students need a pick-me-up, and you can't have that with foods not containing high amounts of sugar, and reasonable pricing.
Young children: Young children are influenced the easiest, especially by what goes on around them. If a child thinks that sugar is something toxic, right from a young age – they will never know that there are good and bad sugars. Sugars are in everything – even