Schools ban soda?
Stephen Gardner is a lawyor for the Center for Science in the Public Interest. He is trying to file a lawsuite against soda companies for the sale of soda in schools. He claims that the calories a student consume from soda in school is a direct cause for the increasing number of obesity among kids. The major cola companies such as pepsi and coke are fighting against Stephen. They are claiming that cola companies are not the cause of obesity in schools. The sugar consumed by a student from cola in school is neglectable. Do you think that cola companies will ever be banned from schools? Do you think cola contracts to a school have a large effect on obesity in the classroom?
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I went to Medina High School, and as a matter of fact soda is banned from our high school. I know off hand that this did nothing to the calorie intake of students. What do the school think? that soda is the only thing with high calories in it? Instead of getting soda students will get fruit juice, which is just as bad for you, they are very high in sugar and calories, most of them with only 5 % really fruit juice. Not only that but if a school has a problem with calories maybe they should try selling something healthy instead of pizza and french fries every day.
i agree with the suit, because in high school the kids who were always buying pop were the overweight kids, so i think it does have a direct link with pop in schools
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