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 has become a common
problem
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, even among
children
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, who are used to eating
food
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high in calories and low in nutrition. It is argued that schools should not be allowed to sell
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food
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at all. Even though it seems that a straightforward ban on fast
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at schools is a positive measure, would it solve the
problem
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? On the one hand, fast
food
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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
less
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burgers, pizzas and chips
children
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consume, the better. If
school
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canteens cooked freshly-made healthy dishes,
children
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would definitely eat them. And with time, some of them would get used to eating good
food
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. One the other hand, high consumption of unhealthy
food
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for lunch at
school
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is only a small part of the
problem
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. The main issue is that some people have unhealthy attitudes to
food
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that they transfer to their
children
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. An example of
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is obese families where both parents and
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clearly do not eat healthily. Even if
children
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could not eat fast
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at
school
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but could eat it every morning and evening at home, they would, most likely, still become overweight. In conclusion, banning fast
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from
school
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canteens does not seem to be an effective solution.
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it would alleviate the
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, it would not prevent
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from eating unhealthy
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elsewhere.
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why governments should consider public awareness campaigns that would help people to understand why they need to return to the time-consuming cooking of freshly-made
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