Childhood obesity is becoming a problem throughout the developed world. Because of this, some people think that adverts for fast food, sweets and sugary snacks should not be allowed in schools and colleges. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this?

Some people believe banning
fastfoods
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fast food
commercials from educational
instituitions
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institutions
reduces
obesity
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the obesity
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rate in children. I completely disagree with
this
statement and will justify my argument in
this
essay.
Firstly
, I think it is
individual's
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an individual's
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responsibility to take care of one's health. Parents
shoud
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should
provide
home-made
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homemade
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meals for
lunch-breaks
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lunch breaks
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and it is
also
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the teachers
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teachers
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teachers'
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responsibility to educate and aware children
on
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of
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adverse
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the adverse
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effects of consuming junk foods on human health.
For instance
, my mother used to pack nutritional sandwiches for my school lunch.
Secondly
, I believe
instead
of banning adverts in canteens, it would be better if they chose to provide balanced-diet meals like replacing french fries with grilled potatoes,
corbonated
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carbonated
drinks with fresh
fruits
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juices, and
a
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apply
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dishes consisting of both meat and vegetables.
This
would encourage young people to enjoy various
dished
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dishes
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and remain fit
healthy
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and healthy
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.
For instance
, many government schools in Saudia Arabia
offers
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offer
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date milkshakes as
healthy
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a healthy
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alternative to canned sodas.
Lastly
, banning
advertisement
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advertisements
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can
affects
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affect
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livelihood
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the livelihood
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of many people ranging from photographers,
chef
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chefs
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, and various
small scale
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business owners.
This
would cause corporates to have
complete
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monoply
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monopoly
and new businesses would get a chance to make money. In conclusion, I disagree with the idea of not advertising in schools and moderate approaches should be adopted to overcome the threat of obesity.
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  • obesity
  • vulnerability
  • unethical
  • well-being
  • commercial gain
  • cafeteria options
  • nutritional programs
  • fast food advertisements
  • health impacts
  • influence
  • educational environment
  • promote healthier eating habits
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