Junk food in schools does not contribute to childhood and teen obesity. It is the choice of the parents and the decision of the children of what they consume. If people are concerned about the junk food in a school, they can just take the five minutes out of their night to put together a lunch for their child’s next school day. In high schools, it is the decision of the teenager whether or not to eat the junk food that is easily available or make their own lunch the night or morning before school. However, schools should be required to educate students about the effects of junk food on their bodies and how it can negatively affect their health. Even if there was a ban on junk food in schools and there was complete removal of it, students would still find a way to get it into the schools, such as selling it on a “Junk food black market” of some sort.
Removing junk food from schools will not only push schools into more debt than they already are, but will not decrease the number of students suffering with obesity. Corporate food companies pay millions of dollars to schools to sell their products. If a school were to remove junk food from the schools, they would lose their million dollar sponsorships with these companies. Schools are already in a substantial amount of debt, so the school shouldn’t be required to eliminate one of the things that majorly contribute to their income.
Bibliography
Olsen, Larry, and Diane Allensworth. “Health Education, School.” Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 3 Jan. 2011. <http://go.galegroup.com/ps/retrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=TI-SORT&inPS=true&prodId=GVRL&userGroupName=chsd&tabID=T003&searchId=R2&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&contentSegment=&searchType=BasicSearchForm¤tPosition=7&contentSet=GALE%7CCX3403200284&&docId=GALE|CX3403200284&docType=GALE&role=>.
Smith, Andrew F. “Corporate Sponsorships in Schools.” ABC-CLIO eBook Collection. Web. 3 Jan. 2011. <http://issues.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/ 1546462?terms=junk+food+in+schools>.
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