Childhood obesity is at an all time high, with researchers concerned that it will continue to rise. Obesity is largely impacted by the types of food an individual can access on a day to day basis. If these foods are unhealthy but easily accessed, many people will incorporate them into their diets. If schools sell junk food and soft drinks to students, they are doing nothing to help fight childhood obesity. Students will be able to readily purchase junk food in a regularly visited place, enforcing unhealthy habits that could very possibly stick with them for the future. Schools that continue to sell junk food and soft drinks to their students are promoting childhood obesity and an unhealthy lifestyle for the students futures. These students attend school to learn good habits and information for their future, and the presence of this unhealthy food is not
Childhood obesity is at an all time high, with researchers concerned that it will continue to rise. Obesity is largely impacted by the types of food an individual can access on a day to day basis. If these foods are unhealthy but easily accessed, many people will incorporate them into their diets. If schools sell junk food and soft drinks to students, they are doing nothing to help fight childhood obesity. Students will be able to readily purchase junk food in a regularly visited place, enforcing unhealthy habits that could very possibly stick with them for the future. Schools that continue to sell junk food and soft drinks to their students are promoting childhood obesity and an unhealthy lifestyle for the students futures. These students attend school to learn good habits and information for their future, and the presence of this unhealthy food is not