Behind The Scenes of Junk Food

Deontae RossNorth Lawndale College Prep HS

5/23/12

Candy and Soda SHOULD be banned

from schools because junk food could damage

health, school should be an overall physical healthy place to be, and schools should prevent obesity!

Some Background on My Topic:• During the past thirty five years the way children eat and obesity has changed.

• Eating Healthy and being Active Prevents a lot of Health Issues.

• Michelle Obama took a stand in how children eat and wants parents to also take a stand.

Junk food could damage health.

Junk food could damage health.

Junk food causes high blood sugar.

Junk food causes heart disease.

Junk food causes cancer and nerve damage.

School should be an overall physical healthy place to be!

School should be an overall physical healthy

place to be! Getting good nutrients in

school can produce strong minds.

Eating good in school could produce strong bodies.

Surrounding children with healthier will make them eat better.

Schools should prevent obesity!

Schools should prevent obesity!

Drinking sugary drinks and eating junk food could make one become obese.

Once you set a snacking behavior that makes you obese it could make you gain weight when older. 

Obesity could affect our economy.

An Opposing Point-of-View: Junk food could be bought to help

students stay alert.

Rebuttal: If students just eat a breakfast instead of junk food they could also stay alert.

What Can You Do?

• You could model healthy eating by going around the community or school eating healthy because your not too young nor too old , so the children will most likely follow your footsteps.

• You could write a letter to the school or board of education to help influence kids with healthier eating habits.

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Behind The Scenes of Junk Food

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