Another controversial debate has arisen recently and the topic is whether or not junk food should be banned in schools. One side believes that students have the freedom to choose whatever they what to eat. While the other side argues that junk food needs to be replaced by a healthier alternative. There are plenty of different arguments that these sides believes in. For the concern of the health and wellness of the students, schools must completely ban all junk food in school. It has been implied by a number of news sources and other people that school junk food bans are not effective. But this is clearly not the case. In a study conducted by Harvard Universtiy, children gained less weight from fifth to eighth grade if they lived in states …show more content…
The overly processed fatty/sugary foods do not contain much fibers, which are important for healthy bowel movement. From the lack of fibers gastrointestinal problems such as constipation, irritable bowel syndrome and gastritis can occur. Junk food can pose deadly threats to children if they are continued to be sold, especially a diet of junk food will deter a child’s growth development. Schools need to set a good example for nutritious eating for students in order to decrease these risks. Thirdly, the consumption of junk food can cause mental health problems which can lead to the reduction of student school performances. A poor diet definitely impacts a person’s mental state in negative way. In fact, the risk of depression increased 80% when you compare teens with a low-quality diet to those with a high quality diet. The risk of attention-deficit disorder aso increases by 50% (Miller). A good nutritious diet is crucial for brain development. If you eat food that nourishes you then it becomes protein-building blocks, enzymes, brain tissue, and neurotransmitters that transfer information and signals between various parts of the brain and body. Certain dietary patterns are linked to changes in proteins in the brain which increase connections between brain cell. A diet containing omega-3s and zinc boosts levels of that substance while a diet of saturated fat and sugars has a very potent negative impacts on brain proteins. A proper diet can fill your body with healthy
“We just want changes that don’t unnecessarily increase costs and force students to take foods they have no intention of eating (Source 2, Line 29).” Students would rather eat junk food than the school lunch provided. Although some vegetables and fruits might taste good the “healthy food” they serve in the cafeteria makes the appearance of the food unpleasant. If schools really want to make students healthier they should not be able to buy junk food at school stores. Buying junk food will result in eating the food they purchased at the school store, instead of school
In continuation, schools should not be deciding our eating choices. Schools want to ban candy and soda because they think this is the cause of child obesity. Like stated in the article, although these food items are banned it does not mean students will stop eating them. The student can purchase these things outside of school whenever they like. If schools really want to make a change in students lives to be healthier they have to do something
This results in tiredness and crabbiness. Healthy and tasty food selections should be given during lunch time and are given. Most schools sell food that are popular and interest the students to eat (@Aschenbrenner). Even doctors have agreed that junk foods affect the body in negative ways. So why take the risk and sell them to students? Because the kids want to eat stuff like that. Also, schools’ have budgets. These budgets are to help the whole school get what they need. They have enough money to buy certain amounts of food. The other money goes to the school faculty, maintenance, and campus structure. The school does not have money to serve the entire world or anything. Parents at home do all they can to serve the most nutritious and healthiest food to their kids. The school’s job isn’t to feed the kids but to teach them math, science, ELA, history, etc. All in all, schools and school boards are trying really hard to give students the
The organization of Debatewise stated that controlling the foods that students consume is important in combating obesity, as the dieting habits that most people form originate from when they were young. This is why it’s so crucial for schools to introduce healthier options in schools. If these unhealthy habits are developed, the students are “at higher risk for having other chronic health conditions and diseases that impact physical health..”, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These conditions can affect them emotionally and physically, including depression and obesity, which are important health issues both linked with the consumption of junk foods. The selling of junk food in schools is not a small problem either, as it concludes from a study by the Institute of Medicine in 2003 that elementary schools earn approximately $442 million annually from junk food sales. The importance of changing the school lunch programs to implement healthier options is high when there is so much money being spent by the students. Although obesity is a real problem due to the selling of junk food, it can lead to other problems that leading a healthier way of living could fix. For instance, the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension states junk foods, due to processing that removes vitamins, minerals, and fiber from the product, are empty calories that are ultimately worthless to the body. This alone contributes to unneeded weight gain and provides no additional sustenances that help the body grow. The Harvard Health Publications describes this to be a serious problem, and acknowledge not only this to be a complication, but mentions the unnecessarily high amounts of sodium levels in the foods, stating that “...the average
Today one in five school-aged children (ages 6-19) have obesity and people debate over how to decrease this number and prevent it from being more of an issue in the future. School lunches are often brought up in this discussion, some say that by getting rid of all junk food in schools would help decrease the number of obese students and prevent them in future by providing only healthy food options. On the other hand, they say that it's not that simple, the problems are at home and that getting rid of these items could decrease revenues for school activities from those products. Many people believe that junk food should be banned from schools across the nation.
What is this food doing to our children? The childhood obesity epidemic has increased because of the contribution of junk food that is being served in public schools. It has been found that children who eat fatty school foods are more likely to become obese than those who brought lunch from home. Why is this we may ask has a lot to do with the above student that I stated brought their lunch from home daily. You can count the intake of calories that is in your lunchbox but you have no idea what is in the food from you school, half of the time you will not even know what the food is. Also, the specials that are provided for students on special food days increases their calorie intake as well such as; pizza day or wing day. On these days children have shown to intake more food because these are the days that they provide greasy foods that taste swell and the children like them so they will gravitate to them because they do not have the proper knowledge to know what this food can do to your body.
Schools lunches are not healthy as it causes childhood obesity. Obesity is an unrelenting health problem nationally. Obesity is a problem among adults and children. Research shows that 30 percent of adults are obese and 16 percent of children ages 6-19 years old are obese. One contributing factor to childhood obesity is that children spend majority of the day at school and consume more than half of their daily calorie intake there. All public schools are funded by the National School Lunch Program which annually provides $6.1 billion in total cash payments to local schools^ and an additional $4.7 billion in in-kind surplus food commodities Such as fruit juices and peanut butter(Schanzenbach 685). Obesity can lead to diabetes cancer and other health problems. Schools don’t want to make changes by replacing the bad food with healthier options because they will lose revenue and they don’t want that.
In reality, most of the junk food eaten on campus is brought in. Trying to eliminate it from schools is a waste of time, money, and Education” (Metallo). A lot of people see banning fast food from our schools as a waste of time and money. True that even if schools don’t allow fast food in schools, kids will still sneak it in. For high schoolers who leave campus for lunch go to fast food chains anyway, and the schools cannot necessarily control that. It isn’t necessarily the school's job to control what the kids eat, ultimately it comes down to the parents teaching the children healthy eating habits. Many people see it like that, but as human beings shouldn’t we do the right thing no matter what the circumstances? So yes, you cannot completely ban something from schools, but it’s worth a shot even just to show that we
An unhealthy diet in school lunch can have a negative impact in children health, the ingredients in process food such as, artificial colors, trans fat, sweetened, can lead to series of chronic health problems and children obesity. Moreover, malnutrition can affect students’ academic performance and ability to comprehend basic skills. Also, contribute to depression, lack of energy, breathing difficulty, respiratory failure and more.
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 requires USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) to establish nutrition standards for all foods sold in schools. This will offer healthier snacks to children, while limiting junk food intake. Due to Mrs. Obama's "Let's Move" initiative, the USDA recently outlawed junk food in public schools in the United States, along with the starting healthy lunches to decrease obesity in the United States. However, the banning of junk foods in schools is likely to be ineffective for three main reasons: there are other options, psychology states human beings do what they know they shouldn't, and teaching kids is the job of the parents.
Many people in today 's generation are constantly are craving junk food. It is patently evident junk food plays a major role in the cause of obesity. According to a study called "Psychological science", Obesity leads to numerous health issues including heart disease, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. The treatment of these health issues cost billions of tax health dollars (Physiological science, 2014). Permitting junk food in schools will cause greater chances of obesity. Students will be heading on a venture. Furthermore, obesity is a continuous major problem since the past several years. In 2010, a 4 year old girl named
Schools struggle to feed students healthy, whether it be because it is too expensive, or because it is the easiest to make. This one of the major problems in the U.S. Children who aren’t fed healthy food can become obese. “A 2009 study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association found that 94 percent of school lunches failed to meet the U.S. Agriculture Department's regulatory standards,” (Schools Struggle to Feed Kids Healthy Food). Most schools don’t feed their students healthy food at all. "In the school cafeteria you could buy soda, potato chips, snack cakes, corn dogs, French fries, apple turnovers, ice cream --you know, carnival food," (Schools Struggle to Feed Kids Healthy Food). The foods
There has been massive concerns about the health of children. We accuse many fast food restaurants, sweets, and etc. But, do we ever think about what children eat at school. At school we are behind our parents and don’t have a clue what we eat. In my view, I think schools are part of the reason why kids are gaining weight. Just for this, I think schools should sell only healthful foods and drinks to students.
Junk food also means extra money that the schools have to use. Most of the schools that had junk food before turned it into healthier cheaper versions. Almost
Junk food, junk food, junk food is around all corners of schools. Chocolate, cookies, soda, potato chips, and Sour Strings may sound delectable to some people, but are they nutritious? Some people wonder if there should be a change. Encouraging exceptional nutrition in schools is essential by reasons of students will consume foods that are better for them, schools will pay less for meals, and fewer students would go hungry.