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?

Obesity has become a common

problem

, even among children, who are used to eating

food

high in calories and low in nutrition. It is argued that schools should not be allowed to sell

such

food

at all. Even though it seems that a straightforward ban on fast

food

at schools is a positive measure, would it solve the

problem

? On the one hand, fast

food

has already been proven to be so detrimental to one’s health, that preventing schools from selling it to their pupils is a step in the right direction. The fewer burgers, pizzas and chips children consume, the better. If

school

canteens cooked freshly made healthy dishes, children would definitely them. And with time, some of them would get used to eating good

food

. One the other hand, high consumption of unhealthy

food

for lunch at

school

is only a small part of the

problem

. The main issue is that some people have unhealthy attitudes to

food

that they transfer to their children. An example of

this

is obese families where both parents and children clearly do not eat healthily. Even if children could not eat fast

food

at

school

but could eat it every morning and evening at home, they would, most likely, still become overweight. In conclusion, banning fast

food

from

school

canteens does not seem to be an effective solution.

Although

it would alleviate the

problem

, it would not prevent children from eating unhealthy

food

elsewhere. That is why governments should consider public awareness campaigns that would help people to understand why they need to return to the timeconsuming cooking of freshly-made

food

.