So, now we want the government to tell us how to eat too. First, it was cigarettes, then alcohol, and now food.

I believe it should not be banned. For one thing they will try to smuggle it in and that's not a good thing either. Second of all, it's not going to solve child obeisity because they will just turn around and eat it at home. We should try and teach them better eating habits. Which brings me to my next point. When schools are teaching these things, they should try and make it more interesting. I think most schools are still on the food pyramid and such which in my opinion is boring. Kids don't want to listen to that kind of thing. Also, they can try things like you have to buy one healthy thing before they buy a junk food. And my last point, schools should try and make the healthy things taste better. There are some schools with awful food which makes the kids want to buy junk food. Therefore junk food should not be banned in schools. Instead find interesting alternatives to teach healthy eating habits.

Junk foods are not bad for itself. If you control yourself to only eat portion, I think it'll be okay to sell at school.

i dnt think there is any need to bann it....it is all fine if students get some new taste .......why it shud be banned???student only spend few hours in school and if they have it then there is no big deal........

No, junk food should NOT be banned in school cafeterias.

Firstly, banning junk food can result in binging later on. Every human nature wants more, when things are taken away from them. Taking away junk food from children will be ENCOURAGING them to want more junk food than they would have desired before. Then, without noticing, school WILL be encouraging the children to want more. People say that junk food is the leading cause of childhood’s obesity. However, wouldn’t banning junk food become the new leading cause because the children will desire it more? It’s like cigarettes. Just because some places are banned for smoking, do you think that they WILL NOT smoke out of that area? It stops nothing. In fact, it encourages more of it.

Secondly, schools should educate children about healthy choice and encourage them to participate to physical activities. Banning junk food does NOT teach children HOW to make good and healthy choices. Just simply taking junk food away does not teach the children anything. It just simply takes away the CHOICE of having junk food. Are schools not meant to teach the children HOW to make the right choices, not FORCE them not to have any junk food? Instead of forcing the children, would it not be a smarter idea to educate and inform them about junk food and encourage them to do more sports?

Junk food should not be banned, because if they are banned, it will encourage the children to desire more of it, and will not teach the children anything. I hope I have convinced everyone and once again, junk food should not be banned in school cafeterias.

Fibre

There is absolutely no doubt that fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins, minerals and all things good, and that they also contain fibre, which prevents constipation and other gastric problems. But too much fibre (for instance, when you eat platefuls of raw green leafy vegetables or salads like radishes day in and out) can mess things up – big time.

Excess fibre often causes bloating, abdominal cramps and gas right away. In the long term, it can interfere with the absorption of minerals like iron, zinc, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus, causing some serious deficiencies.

“Plus, each individual food you overdose on has its own set of problems,” says Dr Manjinder Sandhu, head of cardiology at Artemis Health Institute, Gurgaon. “For example, eating large amounts of carrots or papaya will not necessarily result in greater benefits for you. Though the body converts the beta-carotene into vitamin A, it absorbs only the amount it needs, leaving the rest to stay in the system. Over time, this turns the palms of your hands and soles of your feet a yellow or yellowish-orange, a condition called carotenemia.”

Carotenemia can also occur when you drink too much carrot juice or over-eat other foods high in beta-carotene, such as sweet potatoes, squash, spinach and broccoli. The condition, fortunately, is harmless and can be sorted out simply by staying away from vitamin A-rich foods for a while.

“Papaya also has a digestive enzyme called papain which has beneficial effects in moderation, but over-consumption can cause stomach discomfort, coughs, colds and wheezing,” says Dr Arpit Jain, senior consultant, department of internal medicine, Artemis Health Institute. “Papaya, orange and kiwi are rich sources of vitamin C, very high consumption of which can cause headaches, vomiting, bladder irritation and occasionally, kidney stones too.”

Finally, too many apples may cause gas, bloating and diarrhoea because of high fibre and sorbitol, and oranges and tomatoes can cause stomach irritation due to their high acidic content, Dr Jain adds.

Your tongue has a limited variety of taste receptors because sugar, salt, and fat were the flavors most important for human survival over the last few million years of evolution. Your tongue craves sweetness because it signals ripe fruit. You yearn for salt because it’s an essential compound for basic body function. You long for fat because it’s an extremely dense source of dietary energy. On the other side of things, sourness can alert you to spoiled food, and bitterness can warn you about poisonous substances. So there for the human craves this so called "junk" food

No, those junk food companies give much needed money to schools.

I think they should just exercise their body until they can't feel their numb body. LOL. No I mean it. At least students are working their asses until there dead, literally.

That is gonna be stupid because.. If they don't get it there. They will forced to get it somewhere else. And that wont lead to a nice end. Instead they should be counselled and a diet must be produced that they feel is working for them.

we can eat whatever we feel like and they aint gonna stop us wether they like it or not

!I strongly believe that school should not ban junk . what they should do is get the teachers to teach their students to teach them how they can limit the amount of junk food they can eat or how much junk food is in the junk food. Also if kids want to be obese its their choice, i mean come on you can tell when you start to get a little over weight !! And just because you ban them at school it doesnt mean that they will stop the student , there it many stores out there that will have junk food and the parent may or may no but it for them. Depending of course on what kind of parent they are ! most parents dont think junk food is healthy bit it really is ! A little junk food every once in a while wont do any one no harm .

NO.

It has also been proven that no one can force you to eat the junk food. True, some people do eat it as comfort food, but that's their choice you see. Child obesity may be higher than before, but its not all because of junk food. Children have lost the will to excersize. Wheres the fun? All you do is get hot, sweaty and tired. I'm sure some kids still enjoy excersize but those kids are few. Most kids would rather sit at home and play games where they shoot zombie people or run around collecting coins. Some kids eat to much junk food but, its our body! We don't tell you you can't smoke! We say you should not, but should not and YOU CAN'T are two totally different things. Gym periods, they may be short but from my experience, most schools give a rigorous workout in gym. Any kid who doesn't do well on school work or testing is because they don't understand the material or they just don't care. Junk food is bad for you in large quantities, but in the small amounts most people eat it in, it is not harmful.

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Resolved. why banned junk food. 240 kids died from starving. 240(drag it)x2 Just think of it. If eaing junk food while playing games , you will be smarter at that game and just one second. They will gain expirience without even knowing it. its also healthy for the mine. its like taking candy from a baby , but in a good way. A honeybun will satisfy your sweet tooth. You choose.

schools should focus on their students education more than how they can make them eat better. just because they see a few kids out of the thousands of kids that can be in the school does not mean that they need a menu change. it should be up to the parents what their kids eat not the school districts.

from my point of view the government is just trying to take more control of this nation students have the right to eat what they please so the gov. should butt out of this. let the parents decide what is best for THEIR kids not the government.

parents should teach their kids that it is OK to eat junk food in moderation and have at least an hour of exercise daily. junk food can part of a healthy diet

i believe that junk food should be allowed in schools. i mean think about the schools main corses like the pizza they serve it is extremly greacy. not to mention the nachos that chease is not real chease it is all processed, and my school ocationaly serves EXTRA greacy waffles and/or pankakes. if they wan't to help kids make better choices they should find healthier substitutes for theoes foods

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i don't like how school administrators are making such a big deal about the way students eat instead of doing their job and focusing on how to better our education

if schools want to make sure that students are eating right then just stop whith the extrreamly greacy crap like the pizza i had for lunch today was EXTREAMLY greacy and i don't need the greace they need to find a better way to prepare our lunches.

After i did some reaserch i found out that prizon food is healthier that the food that they serve at schools. i don't like knowing that a guy who is in prizon for murder is given food that is better than the food that is given to someone who has done nothing wrong and is working hard in school so they can be sucessful. that is just plain wrong.

Junk-food shouldn't be banned in school canteens. I know, that kids can get fat and obese/overweight, but it is their choice to eat fattish foods if they want to.