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    The Government had set out a ban to prevent junk food from being sold to children at canteens. Mark Fraser had written a letter to a newspaper company called Community Chronicle on the 29th of October 2010 to share his disbelief at the government’s vain attempt to prevent obesity. Throughout this piece‚ he uses an attacking tone. He aims to target the audience of parents with children in schools to agree with him on his contention that this vain attempt will not benefit the children. Since the

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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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    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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    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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    Should the Sale of Junk Food be Banned in Schools? The argument as to whether or not schools should be able to sell junk food is a highly controversial topic. Sugar-filled snacks‚ sugary drinks‚ and snacks high in saturated fat are a favorite among children. In most cases‚ when faced with the decision‚ a child will no doubt choose a bag of chips over an apple. What would a change in the availability of these snacks teach children? Some argue that removing these snacks from schools takes away parental

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    10/19/2012 Essay on‚ Should schools banned junk food from vending machines. We as fellow americans come across facing desicions‚ some in which we are taking affirmitive action‚ for instence banning junk foods from school vending machines. Into todays society we are in crisis do to our over eating habits‚ causing a massive affect on obesity an other health related issues by the millions. A nationwide survey of vending machines in middle schools and high schools finds that 75 percent of the

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    Junk Food Ban in Schools

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    At the moment there is a restriction on junk food in schools for example vending machines in your school have changed from chocolate bars and crisps to nutri-grain bars and drinks. Junk food is not served as frequently and you may feel disappointed about this. I think the ban is a good thing since statistics show by the middle of the century‚ 2050‚ two-thirds of children will be overweight or obese if nothing is done. I wouldn’t like to be one of the people in those two-thirds and neither would

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    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. But‚ before

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    I believe it should not be banned. For one thing they will try to smuggle it in and that’s not a good thing either. Second of all‚ it’s not going to solve child obeisity because they will just turn around and eat it at home. We should try and teach them better eating habits. Which brings me to my next point. When schools are teaching these things‚ they should try and make it more interesting. I think most schools are still on the food pyramid and such which in my opinion is boring. Kids don’t want

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    School vs. Junk Food

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    Junk food in school is a great idea because it appeals to more kids. Its brings money to the school and as a young adult in high school you should be able to choose what you eat. Junk food is tasty and kids want to eat it. It gives you a quick energy boost to stay up to be attentive to their instructor when there tired. It’s also cheap so that the less fortunate kids can afford it. It’s a big variety so more kids can choose what they want to eat instead of being force to eat food chosen for them

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