In Tom Vilsack’s article, Should Candy and Soda be Banned from Schools?, he argues that banning unhealthy snacks and drinks would be helpful in abolishing nation’s childhood obesity epidemic. Mr. Vilsack states, in America, the food children are eating in school is half the calories they should be consuming and that can lead to diabetes at a young age and can carry on with diseases when they get older, therefore i agree on banning candy and soda. Children as said, can get diabetes if they do not watch what they eat, in this case, they will eat if the food the school serves taste good even if they do not know what exactly it is. At a young age, it is easier to get diabetes without healthy choices and be overweight. Teachers can teach
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Stocking the machines can help kids educate themselves about the better in these choices. Teens will get frustrated about the fact that they removed unhealthy snacks from the machines but will soon learn about the wrong choices they were making. The snacks in the vending machines are filled with thousands of calories that kids do not check. These snacks can cause health issues because everyday kids do not know what is entering their bodies. Having unhealthy snacks and drinks banned, can help the struggle teens have about their weight. On the internet, i see teens saying they want a certain type of body but half of the people commenting are probably at home laying on their bed without working out and eating their favorite unhealthy snacks. At school, eating healthy can be easier to lose these bad habits. Half of the teens are active at school so that can also help with their weight. My dad is on the curve of having diabetes and this is happening because he did not watch the calories on his food. He eats the food that are leftovers in the fridge without looking at the amount of food on his plate or the calories, he heats it and eats.I am trying to help him on eating better choices. He is slowly getting better and losing weight. My whole family is eating healthier and exercising
Stocking the machines can help kids educate themselves about the better in these choices. Teens will get frustrated about the fact that they removed unhealthy snacks from the machines but will soon learn about the wrong choices they were making. The snacks in the vending machines are filled with thousands of calories that kids do not check. These snacks can cause health issues because everyday kids do not know what is entering their bodies. Having unhealthy snacks and drinks banned, can help the struggle teens have about their weight. On the internet, i see teens saying they want a certain type of body but half of the people commenting are probably at home laying on their bed without working out and eating their favorite unhealthy snacks. At school, eating healthy can be easier to lose these bad habits. Half of the teens are active at school so that can also help with their weight. My dad is on the curve of having diabetes and this is happening because he did not watch the calories on his food. He eats the food that are leftovers in the fridge without looking at the amount of food on his plate or the calories, he heats it and eats.I am trying to help him on eating better choices. He is slowly getting better and losing weight. My whole family is eating healthier and exercising