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Originally posted by honeychile
... why not work on banning soda pop, candy & snack machines at schools - when this problem starts for most people?
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See this is not exactly the best solution either. While sugary pops are a problem. I see nothing wrong with diet pops.
The Toronto Board of Education has banned sugary drinks in the schools and is no replacing them with juices. However, juices that would be provided by Coke (and now Pepsi as they have the contract now) are overloaded with sugar. In fact some of these juices have more sugar in them than the pops. They also wanted to have sports drinks in the pop machines...also overloaded with sugar. They really haven't solved the problem.
I totally agree that their needs to be a complete overhaul of the food services in the schools so that they offer children more healthy choices.
ETA: There is another procedure out and I can't remember what it's called, but basically what they do it place a band around your stomach to limit the intake of food and when you lose your goal weight, they remove it. But hopefully what it's also taught you is to limit your intake of food. While it does have it's risks, it's apparently less risky then gastric bypass surgery.