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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starting any research‚ a literature review of previous studies and experiences related to the proposed investigation must be done. Studies related to: 1. Changing trends in adolescents’ eating pattern. 2. Promoting factors of junk food 3. Health hazards of junk food 4. Effectiveness of Health Teaching Programme Studies Related to Changing Trends in Adolescents’ Eating Pattern: A National Health and Nutrition Examination survey was conducted in USA to determine the adolescent’s beverage
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In Moss’ article he mentions how junk food companies learn of the negative affects their products have on the population but ignore it and continue to market to their fatty food to naïve children. Larger companies know that healthy food doesn’t sell so they sell their food as a necessity to kids who don’t know the negative effects‚ they lie in order to profit financially. But sometimes healthier options aren’t even an option at all for junk food companies and are often shut down immediately
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06 4 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
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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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Do Americans Eat a Lot of Fast Food? Alaa Al-Marhoon American Language and Culture Program University of Idaho Mark Bittman‚ in his 2011 article‚ “Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?” says that American people think fast food is cheaper than real food and they use this point to explain why so many of them are overweight. However‚ he believes that’s not true because junk food is actually more expensive than real food. The average cost of a fast food meal is around $12 per person.
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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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Thesis: Banning junk food in schools would just be the better choice‚ as to end child obesity. Body Paragraphs Key Point: Being unhealthy should not be a way of life. Evidence: Statistics show the growth rate of child obesity. Analysis: Nearly 3‚000 people die each year just from eating unhealthy. Transition: We could change this action by eliminating some food choices. Evidence: We can see progress in just a week. Analysis: Statistics show in just one week you can lose up to one pound. Linking
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Should junk food be banned from schools? Junk food refers to food that contains high amount of trans-fats in the form of sugar and salts but with little or no nutritional content (Damle‚ 2012). With the younger generation being attracted to junk foods‚ they will be suffered from multiple ill effects like diabetes‚ heart diseases‚ obesity‚ and dental caries. Since food and beverage marketing actions are prevalent and potentially detrimental to kids‚ preventing obesity and promoting healthy lifestyle
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