Topic > Obesity in the United States - 1546

Students are provided with a variety of foods typical of the school they attend, from salads to cheeseburgers. However, in American communities, children and adolescents are at risk of being or becoming obese from such foods. It also affected their mental state in making decisions regarding how individuals treat each other and what foods we choose. There is debate as to whether school nutrition has contributed to these current dilemmas. According to personal estimation, school nutrition influences the lifestyle of students who consume the food served by the school according to their body condition and boring habits. It has become common for consumers of these foods to ignore and forget the nutritional value of what they are eating... or what they are missing out on. The changes made to the menu over the years have not been sufficient to help students maintain a dignified growth and health condition for their well-being. Overweight or obese children pose a greater risk of physical and psychological health problems and economic concern to the country. Over the years, obesity has increased dramatically and continues to take over our nation. This is due to the growth in consumption of popular but unhealthy foods and the lack of adequate physical activity. The most recent guidelines point out that fewer calories and more exercise are the main stressors ("school lunches," 2011, June 20). Students spend most of their time in school in one day, five times a week. When lunch break arrives and hungry children who have had little or no breakfast since early morning, tend to overeat everything available to them, which may not be healthy, depending on what is served. “Very often people selling unhealthy food say that… the paper medium… caused by obesity by their parents makes it difficult to change eating habits due to similar diets. If childhood obesity could decrease, bullying rates at school could also decrease. The child would see it as a decent place to learn and be confident in how he feels physically and emotionally about himself. In other words, depression in adolescents and children would be reduced. Obesity is also taking a toll on our economy and the health safety of our youth in the country. If it increases, the national and school economies will go deeper into debt to meet higher-than-necessary medical needs and will increase the prices of school food. Regardless of whether the government intervenes in this matter or not, the decision should be made for the benefit of students and children for the future and not for the benefit of convenience and maintenance of the current established conditions..