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    if your brain is controlled by junk food? The answer is no. That is a horrendous truth. “An animal study shows that ‘Junk food rewires the brain’s reward pathways just as addictive drugs do’ ” (“Your Brain on Junk Food” 20). Although some people think taxing junk food is unnecessary, they think it just a new way from the U.S.government to take their money, but junk food brings health issue to Americans is a fact, junk food should be taxed in the U.S. Taxing junk food is a useful and necessary method

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    adding tax to their junk food? Currently there is a federal tax on gas, cigarettes, spirits, and wine, but not many Americans know exactly how much of the price of the product is due to taxes. It is common knowledge that the federal government adds a tax to these products, but Americans are still willing to purchase these products. This paper is about adding a tax to junk food in order to improve health and assist in reducing the amount of junk food intake. Taxing junk food will assist in the

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    Junk food is becoming an extremely sensitive topic in the United States. Cookies, candy, and fast food are all considered junk food. It is all bad for someone's diet and is very addictive. There are various debates on rather it should be allowed in schools or even advertised to children. This topic is so severe that the US government could be violating the first amendment to prevent a further outbreak of the food being eaten at such high rates and young ages. Junk food is a nationwide problem and

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    it is crazy if your brain is controlled by junk food? The answer is no. That is a horrendous truth. “An animal study shows that 'Junk food rewires the brain’s reward pathways just as addictive drugs do’ ” (“Your Brain on Junk Food” 20). Although some people think taxing junk food is unnecessary. In the U.S, it should be taxed. Junk food brings health issue to Americans. Taxing junk food is a useful and necessary method to decrease people purchase junk food, also it can improve unhealthy school lunch

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    Long live junk food, a child’s best friend who has stuck with them throughout all these years. Schools are considering to erase these long-term companions from a student’s educational lives once and for all. The question we are asking here is whether or not this is going to be a choice that is worth it. Junk food should not be banned in schools because banning junk food in school cannot guarantee restrictions on junk food outside of school, cutting out junk food greatly decreases school revenue,

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    Junk Food is not Always Junky Schools tend to have vending machines or a place that you can buy a snack, sweet treat, or a delicious drink. Many people are concerned that the food that is being sold at schools is not a good thing for the school or the students. However, they obviously do not see the positive impacts the sale of junk food has on the school. Junk food should not be banned in schools because schools can get more funding, students will still get access to junk food, and the government

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    The Effects Of Junk Food

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    Junk food being served in school affects childrens aspects of a healthy life.Children who are uneducated of the affects of junk food to thier life and bodys, junk food plays a big part in the reasons for diabete, and obesity. This aslo affect the emotional health of children when it is used in a way that can be related to emotions.Restrictions should be made against junk food in school in order to decrease the rate of obesity and diabetes, and to prevent children's emotions and accomplishments correlated

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    Initially, junk food should be banned because it is the leading cause of childhood obesity. The word “childhood obesity” is defined as a condition where a kid is overweight for his/ her age or height. According to the online article, “Childhood Obesity Facts,” it gives statistics on childhood obesity when the article addresses, “The percentage of children with obesity in the United States has more than tripled since the 1970s. Today, about one in five school-aged children (ages 6–19) has obesity

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    county that Chicago occupies, repealed their junk food tax after only two months. While the tax might decrease obesity, it comes at a very large cost, which is our state should not have a junk food tax. There should be no junk food tax because it would not completely solve the obesity problem, it would negatively impact the junk food industry and retailers that sell these products, and because most consumers are not in favor of the tax. Taxing these junk food products alone would not solve the obesity

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    them anymore. Instead of enjoying some foods, you would have to give it up and find a cheaper option, which in a lot of cases won’t even be something healthier. There should not be a tax on junk food for these three reasons: Some people will still buy despite the price increase, some cheaper alternatives aren’t healthier, it won’t lower obesity. A tax on someone's favorite food may upset them, but it may not stop them from buying it still. Unless the price of foods went up by an extraordinary amount

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