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Junk food menace

Delicious pasta, mouth-watering burgers, yummy pizzas — aren't these the foods liked by the young? Canteens in city schools and colleges contribute to the fast spreading junk food and aerated drinks menace. Traditional lunch boxes are out of fashion, while canteen food is the in thing. Nutritional experts have affirmed that chips, burgers, and the like are the commonest foods consumed by the young.

These lead to obesity and other health hazards. Schools can make a beginning by stopping the supply of junk food. They can sell fresh fruit juice, lemonade and nutritious food.

Supriya Kapoor,
New Delhi

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