Research On Banning Of Sugary Snacks

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David Noviski
Mrs. Bolles
Honors English 10
24 February 2014
Banning of Sugary Snacks
Dear Mr Miller:
Mr. Miller a plague has swept our school and nation and that plague is adolescent obesity. Over the past 30 years the number of cases has tripled. Currently one out of every three adolescents is overweight, or obese (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Even worse are the psychological effects that obesity can cause adolescents to experience. The only way to rid our school of this plague is to ban the sugary snacks that cause it.
If you ban sugary snacks our school will experience a rise in student performance. Refined sugar causes immediate short-term energy in a person. However once the initial energy wears off the person can become tired, moody, and experience sickness. How can we expect our students to succeed if these side effects are plaguing them while they are in class? Without sugary snacks, and instead healthy foods, our students will not have to be burdened by these damaging side effects. Our students will be able to focus in class. Our students will be able to achieve better grades. Our students will be able to feel proud of their work. Our students will succeed. With our students success our school will also reap rewards. Our school will be a role model. Our school will receive increased funding. Our school will be better than Solon. Our school will succeed. All of these successes will point to how you made a difference shining you in a positive spotlight.
Our school will not only improve in academics, but also in its appearance. Sugar causes sticky hard to clean up messes. Everyday I walk through the lunchroom and I’m disgusted when my shoes stick to the ground. With a ban on sugary snack...

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...lies will receive more money, and will be more likely to invest in our school. Also there will be fewer expensive lawsuits against the school because of fewer obese children, meaning fewer suicides. What may seem like an increase in cost will actually lower the cost of food dramatically.
I urge you, Mr. Miller, to ban sugary snacks in our school. These snacks only negatively impact our school. They lead to poor grades, violence, messes, increases costs, and lives. With this ban our school will succeed. We will be recognized across the country as a role model. It is your decision, but if you want to help our school shine and succeed then you should ban all sugary snacks.

Sincerely,

David Noviski
Works Cited
"Childhood Obesity Facts." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 10 July 2013. Web. 22 Feb. 2014.

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