Is having soda machines in schools a good or bad thing and why?

Answer 1

Back in the sixties and seventies, sodas used to be a part of the diet but somewhere, somehow, we lost control of how much we drink. The serving sizes increased as well as the frequency we drank them. Among children and teens, milk and water consumption decreased while soda became the beverage of choice for fluids. With the increased incidence of obesity and Diabetes among school children, it is worth considering reducing the amount of sodas we drink to help reverse this trend. The last thing we need is to propel the kids and teenagers into the future with an increased risk of health problems and issues. While soda drinking is not the only diet trend that has negatively impacted our health, it is one that can contribute to our health problem and at the same time, offer nothing to help solve the problem. If we choose to drink sodas, they should be included in the fringe of our diets rather than at the center of our diet. Why? Because they have only simple carbohydrates and perhaps a little sodium and/or caffeine to contribute. Sodas are not needed to achieve good health; they just entertain our taste buds. Schools should be a place that educates kids and teens for the future. Teaching this generation how to read, write, think and make healthy choices has fallen into the laps of schools. As a result, a soda-vending-machine free environment is ideal to support this venture.

The answer above is BULL!!! If they want to improve kids health they need to learn how to cook because that strokes-on-a-stick they call corndogs are unhealthy and just plain NASTY! That is what should be changed. Did they change it? No! The meat they serve kids now a days is worse than fast food!

P.S. Ausjia Perlow is awesome!!