Unhealthy food, banning from schools

Obesity is the condition of being very overweight, to the point where your health suffers.

There is an increasing problem with obesity in the developed world, and this often starts in childhood. Some people have argued that unhealthy school meals and vending machines are partly to blame and that they should be banned.

In the UK the TV chef Jamie Oliver ran a high profile campaign to rid schools of unhealthy (junk) food, and the British government has started to take action as well.

PROS AND CONS

-Pro: Schools can play an important role in combating obesity as people tend to get into habits about how they eat when they are young.
Schools can help to make those habits healthy ones.
Schools can introduce young people to healthy food.

-Con: Schools need to teach pupils about how to make healthy choices and what makes a balanced diet. They need education on what’s good for you but then need to have the chance to choose between an apple and a chocolate bar.
Otherwise as soon as they’re out of school, they’ll eat three chocolate bars because you haven’t changed their mindset.