Benchmark B Should Candy and Soda be Banned From Schools? The government has had crazy ideas and ridiculous proposes. But I believe that this one particular idea isn’t that bad. The Government believes in trying to ban candy and sda from schools. In the article I read from (The New York times Upfront, Vol. 142, May 10, 2010). There were two sides on this proposal. One saying that they should not ban candy and soda and another saying that they should. Both sides of this debate had really well thought out arguments on why they should or shouldn’t be banned. Before I had read this article, I had already been convinced on saying no to the proposal. But when I was reading the arguments on why they should ban candy and soda, I was really convinced.
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One of them involves the fact that it can cause obesity. The part of the article that was saying yes on banning was really having a thorough thought on having these sweets can cause more obesity. It was also stating that one third of America’s children are either overweight or obese. Another fact that this article had mention is that when teenageres are obese as teens 80% of those teen remain obese as adults. They also stated that eating foods like these can also cause more than just obesity. It may cause certain cancers, and chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, asthma, and high blood pressure. But what they proposed on what the government should do instead to change these horrific facts is changing what kids eat at schools. Since that is where many kids eat half of their daily calories. I really agreed with this statement because I can relate. I know that my school serves really fat and greasy foods that are bad for the body. As it has really affected me in my sports activity. When I eat something fattening from the cafeteria at my school, I later have little energy when I am at baseball practice. But on the contrary when I eat something healthy like a salad I don’t feel as bad as I do when I eat something unhealthy and
One of them involves the fact that it can cause obesity. The part of the article that was saying yes on banning was really having a thorough thought on having these sweets can cause more obesity. It was also stating that one third of America’s children are either overweight or obese. Another fact that this article had mention is that when teenageres are obese as teens 80% of those teen remain obese as adults. They also stated that eating foods like these can also cause more than just obesity. It may cause certain cancers, and chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, asthma, and high blood pressure. But what they proposed on what the government should do instead to change these horrific facts is changing what kids eat at schools. Since that is where many kids eat half of their daily calories. I really agreed with this statement because I can relate. I know that my school serves really fat and greasy foods that are bad for the body. As it has really affected me in my sports activity. When I eat something fattening from the cafeteria at my school, I later have little energy when I am at baseball practice. But on the contrary when I eat something healthy like a salad I don’t feel as bad as I do when I eat something unhealthy and