Anti-Junk Food Bill

There was a study done on two groups of rats. Both groups were fed high fat diets yet only one group received affection. The group that received no affection suffered from hardening of the arteries and the other group? Their arteries were healthy and strong. What does this say? That love is more powerful than evil cheeseburgers-er-fatty rat food.

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Since schools are there to provide education, why not just educate people about proper nutrition? If people's eating habits begin at a young age, and their weight stays with them into adult hood, why not tell them what to and what not to eat while they're still in school? I've been reading different psychology books, and about indoctrination. A lot of indoctrination -- the good type -- happens in our schools. Kids are taught that democracy is good, racism and anti-semitism is bad, ect. Why not teach them about having a balanced diet, exercising regularly, to ensure good health? I think that would be a good idea. Teach them what excessive consumption of "junk food" can do to their bodies. They should also not put too much importance on "scare tactics". Although they should be told about the threat of diebetes (sp?) or other such diseases, they should also be told about negative short-term effects, too. The positive aspects of having healthy eating habits should be stressed, as well. That way we can hit everyone at the same time, and hopefully that knowledge will stay with them even after they leave school.

Another thing schools can do is provide bottled water machines beside pop machines. True, pop is really good, but believe it or not kids like water, as well. Very good, fresh fruit could be added as a "desert" instead of brownies and other crap that kids wolf down. Strawberries are really good, and still loaded with sugar. The list just goes on and on...

Basically, I think the idea of trying to get kids to eat healthily in schools is a good idea but I don't think Arnold is going about it in the right way. I've never, ever believed that just "banning" something is going to solve everyone's problems. To me, that's evidence of someone who hasn't thought the problem all the way through in the first place, and in turn their solution should likely just be dismissed and another one thought up.

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