Why Junk Food Needs to be Thrown out of School Vending Machines.
Does being overweight make you unhealthy? Even though students may enjoy eating unhealthy snacks, schools should not serve the junk food because it leads to obesity. Obesity is linked to diverse diseases which leads to mental and physical health problems. The number of children that are becoming obese is starting to grow increasingly fast as years past. The percentage of children that are obese has more than tripled since the 1970s, says The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has reported that approximately !2.7 million of children and adolescent are obese.Even though some students do not like to eat healthy food they will not eat which will make kids not a energetic and they won't focus in class. This means the young students that are becoming obese have a greater chance of suffering from adult obesity.
Obesity is also linked to diverse diseases, that could possibly lead to death. Adult obesity is associated with serious health conditions,including heart disease, diabetes, along with various types of cancers. Sandra B. was rushed to the Emergency Room after she fainted, …show more content…
Children with obesity are bullied and made fun of, more than their normal weight peers. CNN also states that children overweight have more trouble in school and their test results show it. These students are more likely to get held back a grade and less likely to go to college. This can happen because of family income, race and the mothers education level and job status.Schools should not be blamed for kids being obese, because they only eat 1-2 meals there a day for 5 days out of the 7 day week. This suggests that cutting back on snacks will help children and teens better excel in school. This way could make them feel more exceptional about their
Does being overweight make you unhealthy? Even though students may enjoy eating unhealthy snacks, schools should not serve the junk food because it leads to obesity. Obesity is linked to diverse diseases which leads to mental and physical health problems. The number of children that are becoming obese is starting to grow increasingly fast as years past. The percentage of children that are obese has more than tripled since the 1970s, says The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has reported that approximately !2.7 million of children and adolescent are obese.Even though some students do not like to eat healthy food they will not eat which will make kids not a energetic and they won't focus in class. This means the young students that are becoming obese have a greater chance of suffering from adult obesity.
Obesity is also linked to diverse diseases, that could possibly lead to death. Adult obesity is associated with serious health conditions,including heart disease, diabetes, along with various types of cancers. Sandra B. was rushed to the Emergency Room after she fainted, …show more content…
Children with obesity are bullied and made fun of, more than their normal weight peers. CNN also states that children overweight have more trouble in school and their test results show it. These students are more likely to get held back a grade and less likely to go to college. This can happen because of family income, race and the mothers education level and job status.Schools should not be blamed for kids being obese, because they only eat 1-2 meals there a day for 5 days out of the 7 day week. This suggests that cutting back on snacks will help children and teens better excel in school. This way could make them feel more exceptional about their