I'm sure if you extracted the toxins contained in the preservative chemicals and colour enhancers from the junk food which the average, non thinking, fast food gorger consumes in a week and fed it to a horse the animal would drop dead.

Pressure groups ensure that the banning of junk food and sugary soda drinks will never happen'

Politicians will have been ''got at'' and be mindful of the votes of those who work in these labour intensive industries and the contributions the large food corporation make to their party's coffers.

However, you're absolutely correct with your assertion.

Junk food should be banned because it's not healthy for your body. You need to stay active and eat healthy.

Yes I agree , schools have a responsibility towards children in all other ways so why not in the encouragement of healthy eating habits ?

Now a days, we need to selective, For everything such as food, technology, and even friends. Because they might be suffer ourselves . First, such as junkfood like Hamburger it's delicious but it's make obesity for the people which is addict or consume it excessive, Because the taste is delicious it's make people addict and want to buy it more and more . It's really really wasting money . For, something which is not important i think . We must avoid it, and the junkfood it's make some cronis disease like cancer . So, the function it only about the taste, Not about health, or nutrition . So, we must ban it . Because the avoiding the public from the cronis diseae .

i agree. there are so many overweight children and adults because of junk food. people will say some just dont have self control but how can you when huge bags of chips come for 3$ and you can get brownies, cookies, little cakes and the works for under 1$