It's more likely than you think.
Old memes aside,
IDEA provides this lovely debate topic.
Should we be banning unhealthy foods from our schools? Their setup:
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Obesity is the condition of being very overweight, to the point where your health suffers. Doctors usually say that someone with a body mass index above 30 is obese. There is an increasing problem with obesity in the developed world, and this often starts in childhood. Some people have argued that unhealthy school meals and vending machines are partly to blame and that they should be banned. In the UK the TV chef Jamie Oliver ran a high profile campaign to rid schools of unhealthy (junk) food, and the British government has started to take action as well. Local and national groups are also lobbying for change in America and a number of other countries. However, many people argue that schools are the wrong places to target and that it does not solve the problem.
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Tl;dr verison?
- Kids are fatter than ever.
- Fat kids = increase in disease and health care costs.
- Many schools make extra money through vending machines, which contain candy and soda.
- They also serve cheaper meals, which tend to consist of grains and dairy, traditionally fattening foods.
So, why not ban fattening foods?
Well, read the list again. Money. It's a major issue for schools. Sit down at any town meeting, if you have them, and listen to the talk when a school budget comes up. It isn't pretty.
Also, as budgets decrease, extra-curricular activities lag, including after-school programs that promote activity.
Parents work more and spend less time with their children, for the most part, leading to a learned habit of inactivity.
What do we do? What doooo we do?
The usual. One- and two-sentence answers earn you a one-way ticket to hell, be nice, and post, dammit.