final draft. junk food

Junk food which is known as unhealthy food lacks nutrients (Smith 2005).According to The Food Show 2005, the junk food is loaded with chemical addictives. Cook High school has slowly changed their type of food sold to a healthier food since 2001. However, their profits have dropped significantly as in 2003 their profit drops to less than $10000 compare to 2001 which they obtain more than $10000 ( school news 2005). Junk Food may give the school lots of profit but there’s more harm especially on the development and growth of the children and it also causes many problems (The Food Show 2005). I strongly agree that junk food should be ban in the school canteen.

One of the problems of the children consuming junk food is that it affects the children health which can lead to obesity (Tran 2005). Eating junk food will increase the kilo joule intake which leads to weight gain. Merely 50% of the children in Australia are consuming more than the recommended intake of sugar and fat (Australian Nutrition 2004). This is due to the eating habit. During the last three decade, the school children brought their lunch from home which is usually a piece of fruit or sandwich. However today, more than half of the students bought their lunch from the school canteen where chocolate, snack bars, ice cream and canned drinks are ready available. They can eat whatever they want. The dental health of the primary children have decrease which cause by the consumption of junk food (Tran 2005).

Other than that, junk food contains chemical addictives to enhance the taste and colour of the food. According to the Food Show 2005, consuming junk food can also affect the children behaviour. The children behaviour can be improve if they reduce their junk food intake. The teachers have noticed tremendous improvement of discipline after the children lunch break when they don’t eat junk food (Food Show 2005). More over excessive Junk Food can cause hyperactivity and lack of focus in class (smith 2005). Therefore, the ban of selling junk food at the school canteen can improve the students’ health and character (Food Show 2005).

Besides that, selling junk food at school causes massive litter problems. Cans, crisp packets, cartons and plastic containers are scattered everywhere in the school compound (The Food Show 2005). Junk Food is the major contributor of litter at school. By stopping the selling of junk food at school, it will reduce the problem (smith 2005). If the litter problems can be solved, the school can focus more on the maintenance projects that will benefit more on the schools (Food Show 2005).

Having Junk Food in schools has more harm. At school, they can be taught about the effects on junk food and the benefits of eating healthy food (Tran 2005). Thus, their eating habits can be changed (Food Show 2005). Therefore, I strongly believe that selling of junk food should be banned at schools.