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In some countries an increasing number of children are overweigh as a result of eating too much fast food. It is necessary for governments to ban selling this kind of food in schools. To what extend do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

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Obesity in children is a growing concern in some parts of the world and much of it is attributed to unhealthy eating habits. Since
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 a child spends a large portion of their time at
school
 there is an increasing demand for the government to take necessary steps to improve the kind of
food
 being sold in schools. Let us take a look at some issues that fast
food
 causes and how applying policies to stop selling of
such
 items could benefit the students. Fast
food
 in comparison to
home cooked
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 meals has no nutritional value.
Such
food
 products are usually filled with sugar, unhealthy sources of oil, and other processed ingredients.
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 sugar content in
food
 items is known to cause anxiety in students and the oil from unnatural sources
that is
 added to
junk
food
 increases the bad cholesterol levels. Replacing
such
food
 items in the
school
 with healthier freshly made meals would not only provide better nutritional value but would
also
 allow for keeping fat levels low thereby decreasing the obesity in children. Apart from the nutritional value concerns of processed
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there is
also
 an issue related to the additives and preservatives that are added to
such
 products. Many of these ingredients are known to cause
life threatening
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 diseases. A recent study has shown that MSG which is a very common additive in most
junk
food
 items causes cancer.
Similarly
, some ingredients are known to cause damage to the kidneys and the liver. In conclusion, keeping in view of all the side effects of
junk
food
 and the amount of time a child spends in
school
 I feel there is no denial in the fact that the government should start creating policies to stop the selling of fast
food
 in schools. After all
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a
school
 is a place for education and by making children aware
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 the ill effects of
junk
food
 the government and institutions can play a major in shaping a healthy future for the students.
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