Black market chocolate bars and soda machines

I'm sure the intention is good, but I don't think that banning junk food is the answer to the problem of obesity and unhealthy lifestyle among kids.  Youngsters will always find ways of getting hold of those sugary treats if they really want to.

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haha what a weird story...

At my high school (in Illinois), my friends have been selling Pepsi to students because all regular soda has been banned and replaced by diet or "Zero" sodas.

I like to think of myself as a bit of a health food nut, and even I think that this is ridiculous. The kids are going to get this food whether you want them to or not. Banning it and making it "cool" to sneak in food only exacerbates the problem.

I agree with Purrrpl_Haze. Despite the need for action on obesity, handing down a ban on junk food will never work.

A similar decision was made which removed junk food from school menues in the UK. Within a few weeks parents were taking orders for the local chip-shops, and passing them over the school fence at lunchtime. The new menus just didn't appeal to the kids, and they were spending the afternoon hungry as a result. The parents involved argued that this was affecting their children's education.

Good luck to the young entrepeneurs in British Columbia, maybe they should chart their success and use it in their Business Studies class.

It amuses me how in southamerican countries they sell the chocolates next to the cashiers. Aswell as the amount of sugar they got in them compared to another countries, sometimes even teh packages are bigger.

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Only down 4%? thats ridiculous. What a waste of time. The school might as well make money from selling junk food.

Thanks Dave! It definitely shows that necessity is the mother of invention.

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I believe that this is a rather interesting issue to be discussed openly with the public, more importantly with the caregivers who are concern with their children's health. Does this have anything to do with young Americans being obese? Do inform, I have a problem with the interface. :).

If so, I personally do not think that by banning would solve anything. It could only decrease a small amount of consumption and that's about it. They should instead find a core of the problem. Everything starts from home. Additionally, kids can always buy candies from outside of school. Even in some pharmacies, they sell candies and chocolate. That's just what I think.

Children/students would go to an extent just to get a candy bar and I am not proud to say this, but I am one of them, I don't even let my housemates touch my candy stash. Haha. Just know when to stop eating, I guess.

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In my opinion it is a bit over the edge for schools to ban candy bars and soda's at their schools..it isn't the candy bars and soda's that are making kids obese, its the lack of outdoor activities that the kids aren't doing.. anyone would tell you that i love candy.. just look at the pictures that i took.. but i also played a lot of sports when i was in elementary school and even in high school.. parents should push their kids to try different sports.. to not just stay at home and play video games or watch tv.. so in my opinion its not the candy's fault that are making kids obese its the lack of motivation from the parents to do out door activities that are making kids obese.. i would elaborate more on this, but you'll probablly get bored of what i say.. so that is all.. :)

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Thanks for the GS arunroy!

More proof that "government regulation" is a waste of time when it comes to people's "addictions".

I have one thing to say... it starts at home.