Does Junk Food in Schools Matters? In recent decades‚ junk food sales in schools have long been blamed for contributing to childhood obesity as it is commonly sold in school vending machines and sometimes in school cafeteria. In light of this‚ there are certain schools having their own meal plans and completely banning the food selection for students to only healthy choices. The concern we have is that whether junk food sold in schools the main reason for childhood obesity. With regard to
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In recent years‚ more than a dozen states have considered setting legislation limitations for the accessibility of junk food in schools‚ most requiring vending equipment to be turned off during certain hours‚ off until the students lunch break‚ or increasing the coast of unhealthy foods to discourage students from purchasing it (Parents Advocating School Responsibilities) . In today’s society teenagers are 3 times likely to be overweight than the generation of our parents. According to the 2001 Surgeon
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Mr.Cahill ENG 101 STLCC 11 October 2012 Fast food should not be sold in schools Fast food is a breakfast‚ lunch or dinner choice for many people on a daily basis. It is used as an option to save time‚ or to satisfy taste and portions. But‚ what about the health consequences? People know that fast food is not synonymous with healthy living‚ but many forget this thought process when they are at the counter. Unfortunately‚ eating fast food on a daily basis does have an adverse effect on children’s
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Healthful Eating versus Unhealthy Eating in Type II Diabetics Jennifer Riffle COM/150 11/18/2009 Monish Dasgupta Contents I. Effects of unhealthy eating 1) Signs of disease 2) Complications and risks II. Benefits from a healthy diet 1) Positive results 2) Improved health III. Fighting consequences of diabetes 1) Diet and exercise 2) Medications IV. Living a healthy
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Healthy vs. Unhealthy Aging: Leading a Healthy Lifestyle Through Our Adult Lifespan Nicholette Inman Org 6300: Human Development University of the Rockies September 7‚ 2011 Abstract This paper details the importance of living a healthy lifestyle as we age. If we realize this importance during our adolescence and young adulthood phase and begin to live our lives with a focus on healthiness‚ then as we age‚ we will continue to maintain that lifestyle. There are certain areas that we need to
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If you visit a school around lunch time and look around‚ you’ll see that 75% of the kids have lunches from the cafeteria. But is it better to bring your own lunch? You should bring your own lunch from home because the food in the cafeteria is not healthy‚ you don’t know what is being put in your food‚ and if you didn’t like the lunch for that day you wouldn’t eat it. Most schools are trying to upgrade their lunches and offer better food. However‚ not every school cafeteria provides appealing‚ healthy
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Why should schools ban chocolate milk? In the cafeteria‚ the milk chest is reached into many times‚ leaving the chocolate milk section empty. This example happens in every school and with obesity on the rise‚ should schools ban chocolate milk? In this essay‚ I will explain the reason why we should ban chocolate milk because of the sugar‚ the flavor and the effects of obesity on kids who drink chocolate milk. The Damage of Chocolate Milk Many kids go for the chocolate milk because of the sweet
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Smoking should be banned from public places. Studies show that smoking can lead to cancer. Not only does this put the smoker’s life at risk‚ it also affects the lives of non-smokers‚ including pregnant women. Smoking all together is a dangerous thing to do. It began thousands of years ago with the use or tobacco in South America (Libal 11). No one knew about the long-term health effects of smoking tobacco before the twentieth century. It was decades of cigarette use before society began to realize
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by neither citizen nor the New York highest court. According to a nationwide poll by Rasmussen Reports‚ only 19 percent of adults support the soda ban‚ and the highest court rejected the Sugary Drinks Portion Cap rule in 2014‚ saying it was “exceeded the scope of its regulatory authority” (Eugene). In my opinion‚ the soda ban is an effective
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A nutritional expert once said‚ "Unhealthy diet habits are as bad for health as smoking cigarettes." Therefore‚ how harmful unhealthy diet habits are. However‚ what is an unhealthy diet? It is a diet that is high in fats‚ calories‚ and sodium and low in vitamins‚ minerals‚ and proteins. It is not very difficult for us to realize what an unhealthy diet is. Still‚ many people do not take their diet seriously although some of them know the bad effects of unhealthy diets. In addition‚ more and more people
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