fizzy drinks should be banned from school canteen 

• ·      Regular consumption of soft drinks causes weight gain.

• ·      Habitual soda use can cause diabetes and other blood sugar issues.

• ·      Children lose focus in class if they consume sugary beverages.

• ·      By prohibiting sugary drinks from schools, teachers and students will be better able to attain   their educational objectives, which will also improve their health.

• ·      Soft drinks cans are bad for environment.

• ·      Soft drinks decrease bone density.

Worldwide, students drink a lot of soft drinks. This is because a large amount individuals like the flavour of soft drinks. However, due to the fact of their high sugar content, they have been connected to a few diseases like diabetes, increase our risk of cancer, raise our risk of heart disease, give rise to liver damage, make us violent, change our brain, leads to premature ageing and many other injurious health diseases. Soft drinks are not just agonising for our health but also for our beautiful home, The planet Earth. Concern about plastic contamination has also been raised by the plastic packaging of soft drinks. Soft drinks can make children addicted and can ruin their social life at an early age. Nowadays the companies even use chemicals that are even worse and more harmful than sugar which is racking for your teeth. Bacteria lives around your teeth and when consuming sugary drinks, it produces an acid which causes harm to tooth enamel which leads to cavities. Most children get headaches in school after drinking fizzy drinks from school canteen, and the reason being that Fizzy drinks are high in caffeine and triggers your migraines. Usually, children buy soft drinks from school canteen right before their classes starts which is the reason, they lose focus in class and are distracted the whole time. They buy soft drinks before even checking the ingredients maybe because they trust adults who sell them. I think it is the adults' responsibility to not sell young students such harmful drinks which can even ruin their lives.

-soft drinks contains a great quantity of dissolved carbon dioxide and is considered to be acidic drink. soft drink companies are the world's worst plastic polluter. Coca-Cola is the top plastic polluter in the world, producing roughly 3 million tonnes of plastic packaging annually, or about 200,000 bottles per minute. Soft drinks are good for nothing and can be replaced easily with other non-artificial sweetening drinks which are actually good for our health unlike soft drinks, which you can get in recyclable cans or bottles. After knowing all the life risking side effects of soft drinks, why even sell them to children who buys them for their flavour without knowing the consequences. 

weight gain

In the Australia, one in three kids is overweight compared to what is considered healthy for their height and age. According to the Harvard School of Public Health, the rise in sugary beverages like soda is in part to blame for the obesity problem. A 20-ounce Coke has 240 calories and 15 to 18 teaspoons of sugar. Your child will eat the same quantity of food as if he hadn't consumed the soda because these calories don't fill him up. The result is weight gain. Children are more likely to develop heart disease, diabetes, bone and joint issues, sleep apnea, and low self-esteem over time.

out of control behaviour 

Children that consume soda are more likely to exhibit aggressive behaviour, depressive symptoms, and behavioural issues. A study that was published in 2011 in "Injury Prevention" found that teens who drank more than five soda cans a week were more likely to act violently against family and friends and to carry a weapon. A 2012 study in the "Journal of Pediatrics" found that 5-year-olds who consumed more soda were more likely to act violently, trash other people's property, and engage into fights.

poor nutrition

Your child is sacrificing important nutrients if she chooses soda over milk. The National Institute of Child Health reports that kids between the ages of 9 and 18 particularly girls aren't getting the recommended 1,300 mg of calcium per day. It is important to get enough calcium early in childhood to build bone mass. Without adequate calcium, your child may grow up with osteoporosis, a condition marked by brittle, easily broken bones. Additionally, consuming little or no magnesium, vitamins A and C, or riboflavin is linked to soda use. Healthy skin, bones, and teeth require vitamins A and C. 

You can avoid reaching for soda by staying hydrated with water, which has no calories, sugar, or chemicals.

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