Drinking In Schools

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Schools around the world are changing. They are changing subjects, activities, and even items.
School items are changing every day, now, vending machines are getting new items, such as drinks.
Most drinks now are not healthy, so students are gaining weight, having bad behaviors, and are leading to health problems.
Sodas and other unhealthy drinks are leading to students gaining extreme amounts of weight.
Drinking these drinks can be very dangerous and can hurt someone. Nowadays, drinks are weakening some students’ bones and their bodies. It leads to students not wanting to be active and making them want to lay around all the time. They should be outside, playing sports, and exercising.
Students become having bad behaviors, like becoming

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