AOW 9 Soda Bans in Schools Have Limited Impact

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/07/soda-bans-in-schools-have-limited-benefit/?ref=education

This article focuses on the selling of soda products in schools across the United States. State laws that were imposed to stop the selling of soda virtually had no impact on the purchasing of sugary drinks. A recent study that was made surveyed 1,000 schools throughout the US and reveled that students chose other sweetened beverages such as teas and juices. Organizations such as the Institute of Medicine is pushing for a law that bands the selling of high calorie beverages in schools. Soda being a popular choice for kids are opting to choose Gatorade and other beverages which are just at bad for their health.
The exigence of this piece is to reveal the negative effects sugary drinks have on growing students. In our world today, childhood obesity is on the rise. In order to decrease the number of obese kids, all school should not sell soft drinks. However, kids do not only consume these types of drinks in school, they also are subjected to it outside of school. Imposing higher tax rates on these beverages will hopefully prevent kids from buying a calorie filled drink.
The purpose of this piece is to show how many students consume soda, as well as other sugary drinks in a schooling environment. Laws that have been placed in a select number of school only prevent the selling of soft drinks and not other sugary drinks. Organizations feel that the law should include all types of high calorie drinks and not just soda.
This article is addressed to everyone. Students of all a grade levels are the ones who are frequently consuming sugary drinks. School directors and boards should survey the number of sugary drinks sold within their school, therefore they can decided if banning the sale of select beverages would be beneficial for the health of their students.
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