Side #1 YES Side #2 NO
Side #1 YES
"Banning junk food isn't the answer to curbing obesity." USA Today, 13 Aug. 2007, p. 12A. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A167544026/OVIC?u=pl1539&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=3eef8d97. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
Haspel, Tamar. "6 ideas for curbing our obesity epidemic." Washingtonpost.com, 20 Sept. 2018. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A555221025/OVIC?u=pl1539&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=0d305110. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
Blanchard, Jessica, and Casey McNerthney. "Removing Junk Food from Schools Has Many Consequences." Should Junk Food Be Sold in Schools?, edited by Norah Piehl, Greenhaven Press, 2011. At Issue. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/EJ3010754213/OVIC?u=pl1539&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=c93b32e9. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024. Originally published as "Seattle Students Getting Junk-Food Fix Elsewhere," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 19 Dec. 2006.
Johnson, Margaret. "Junk Food Should Not Be Banned in Schools." Should Junk Food Be Sold in Schools?, edited by Norah Piehl, Greenhaven Press, 2011. At Issue. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/EJ3010754202/OVIC?u=pl1539&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=30ad8bc1. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024. Originally published as "Should Schools Allow the Sale of Junk Food?" NEA Today, Mar. 2002.
Metallo, John. "Banning Junk Food in Schools Is Not Effective." Should Junk Food Be Sold in School?, edited by Roman Espejo, Greenhaven Press, 2014. At Issue. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/EJ3010754221/OVIC?u=pl1539&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=89307afb. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024. Originally published as "Denying Kids Junk Food Is Not the Answer," Times Union, 7 Feb. 2013.
Side #2 NO
"Childhood Obesity Is an Urgent Public Health Problem." Childhood Obesity, edited by Tamara Thompson, Greenhaven Press, 2016. At Issue. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/EJ3010964202/OVIC?u=pl1539&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=89e020bc. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024. Originally published as "The Challenge We Face," Solving the Problem of Childhood Obesity Within a Generation, 2010.
Schlafly, Phyllis. "Schools Should Play a Role in Fighting Childhood Obesity." Obesity, edited by Andrea C. Nakaya, Greenhaven Press, 2006. Opposing Viewpoints. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/EJ3010380230/OVIC?u=pl1539&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=11b18f58. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024. Originally published as "Fat Kids: Who's Responsible?" www.eagleforum.org, 2003.
"Healthier School Lunches." Tribune Content Agency Graphics, 2011. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CT3294260898/OVIC?u=pl1539&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=eedc29ca. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
Mader, Jackie. "School Nutrition; 'The Influence of School Nutrition Programs on the Weight of Low-Income Children: A Treatment Effect Analysis'." Education Week, vol. 36, no. 01, 24 Aug. 2016, p. 5. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A462612254/OVIC?u=pl1539&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=6b1f8072. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
Seidl, Jonathon M. "Banning Junk Food in Schools Is Effective." Should Junk Food Be Sold in School?, edited by Roman Espejo, Greenhaven Press, 2014. At Issue. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/EJ3010754220/OVIC?u=pl1539&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=43ec987a. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024. Originally published as "Meet the Elementary School That Banned 'Junk Food' & Requires Parents to Sign a Health Contract," TheBlaze.com, 17 Oct. 2011.
Christeson, William. "Junk Food in Schools Contributes to Obesity and Threatens US Security." Should Junk Food Be Sold in School?, edited by Roman Espejo, Greenhaven Press, 2014. At Issue. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/EJ3010754224/OVIC?u=pl1539&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=40de3c90. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024. Originally published as "Still Too Fat to Fight," Mission: Readiness, vol. 1, 2012.
Greene, Alan. "The Quality of Children's Diets Affects Their Brains and Bodies." Should Junk Food Be Sold in Schools?, edited by Norah Piehl, Greenhaven Press, 2011. At Issue. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/EJ3010754218/OVIC?u=pl1539&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=42af11fb. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024. Originally published as "Brain Food For Your Kids: How Do You Score?" DrGreene.com, 2007.