One of the largest influences on children, teens, and even adults is the eating of junk food, i.e. cookies, candy, chocolate, soft drinks, snack cakes, potato chips, and the list goes on and on. The marketing of these products has created a nutrition nightmare according to Kelly D. Brownell, Ph. D., author of the book Food Fight. Brownell believes that the main downfall began in the public schools where economic issues come in to play. He states that shools work hand-in-hand with food and soft drink companies by allowing advertisements as well as products to be sold to students in school. In return, schools are given sufficient funding to help with their budget. What is not considered here is that schools are becoming a battleground on which the war against obesity is being fought and nutrition is going down the drain.
Do you think the same happens in Peru? If so, how?
