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Mirei Yo | Grade 6

Hannah Xiao | Grade 6

Jesse Lebold | Grade 6

Although Junk food is super cheap and easy , it mostly contains high levels of cholesterol , which can potentially damage your body .

It makes you unhealthy and weak . Junk food can also damage the liver and heart , responsible for keeping you alive .

Illness mostly unknown to kids , such as cardiovascular diseases , hypertension , diabetes , smallpox , and even cancer , can occur when we eat too much junk food .

Many people say that school lunches should contain junk food , but I believe that health should be the top concern .

Junk food can affect thinking . Your IQ will lower because of what ’ s instead of the junk food , and if you continue to eat it , your IQ will decrease more .

Low IQ can affect many things like school , work , and other processes related to learning .

Junk food contains a lot of fat which can affect your health . Your heart has tubes that help blood flow . If there ’ s too much fat , it will slowly block up those tubes . This is when you have a heart attack .

Lastly , no junk food in school can help students eat healthier . Which can lead to better health . There would be no IQ or health problems in this environment .

Junk food should not be banned . This is because kids in school are tired , overworked , and some suffer from depression .

In this situation , junk food can help the kids to become less depressed .

Also , junk food is easier to manage when allowed in school . The more they ban junk food , the more demand kids will have for it .

Junk food can also provide a quick snack when people have no time to cook because they can enjoy junk foods to help them feel less hungry .

Junk food gives us quick shots of pleasure during our busy school days .

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