Should Junk Food Be Sold In Public Schools
Issue: Some public schools say that sugar and salt have no significant effect to our health, and keep selling junk food. Research institutes say that sugar and salt lead to higher chances of obesity and other health problems.
Thesis: We will argue that public schools should stop selling junk food; the results will be serious health problems for students in these schools.
If junk food keeps being sold in public schools (s), then serious health problems are bound to arise. (o). s → o
If serious health problems arise (o), then fewer children will come to school (m).
If junk food is still sold in public schools (s), then fewer children will come to school(m)
S= Junk food is sold in public schools.
P= Serious health problems exit
M= Fewer children will come to school
Figure 1: showing a Venn diagram representation of the arguments presented
S
Junk food has a high concentration of sugar and salt (h). High salt and sugar intake leads to health problems. Therefore high sugar and/or salt concentrations (h) in the body to adverse health problems (o): h → o
If high sugar consumption increases (i), then the chances of cardiovascular diseases increase (c). i → c
Most unhealthy foods have added-in sugar
According to the journal of diabetes care, food rich in additives such as high fructose corn syrup can lead to extreme health risks.
Foods high in sugar content are unhealthy.
Cardiovascular diseases are caused by an unhealthy diet, lack of exercise, being overweight and smoking
Added sugar in-take is the leading cause of mortality due to cardiovascular diseases.
Individuals who rarely partake in structured exercises run the risk of cardiovascular disease.
It is highly probable that sugar will cause a person to gain weight, which might result in the person’s lack of exercise
Sugar sweetened food and drinks are the leading causes of obesity.
Individuals who are obese have been found to have difficulty engaging in physical exercises, let alone structured exercises that are important toward mitigating excess fat storage.
High salt consumption raises the amount of sodium in your bloodstream (b) and reduces the ability of your kidneys to remove the water (k). b & k
Kidney failure (f) is caused by high consumption of salt (u)
The more the salt content, the more the degree of impairment of renal functions.
Impairment of renal functions results in renal failure which leads to hypertension.
High salt consumption (u) leads to blood clots in the arteries and veins in the kidneys (m)
Blood clots formed in renal vascular muscles are formed due to excessive salt and sugar intake into the body of an individual.
The blood clots are formed by precipitates due to high concentrations of sugar and salt in the blood.
So blood clots in the arteries and veins (m) are probably the main causes kidney failure (f)
Blood clots in the renal vascular arteries and veins cause stagnation of blood: which results in impairment renal function. If left unmitigated results in renal failure.
Therefore, if public schools keep selling junk food (s), then then result will be serious health problems (p). s→p
Legend
s: junk food keeps being sold in schools
o: serious health problems arise
h: junk food has lots of sugar and salt
i: sugar consumption increases
c: high chances of diseases
b: salt increases sodium
k: reduces ability to remove water
p: causes health problems
s → o (hypothetical syllogism)
b → p
Therefore s → p (Modus Ponens from I.)
These arguments are Inductive since they derive the general of trends presented from specific irrefutable facts. The premises represent the facts used to induce the general trend in the conclusion. As such, if junk food keeps being sold in schools, it will cause health problems.
The following is a summary legend of the inductive arguments
f → u
u → m
m → f
The diagram below is a representation the collective inductive arguments thus far in this outline. The roots of the issue in discussion – junk food and the prevailing health problems it poses – have been presented in the following flow chart to depict the general trend: conclusion.
Figure 2: Diagram of inductive arguments presented in this outline
Specific details and
Facts of arguments
Conclusions drawn from facts presented
The final induced conclusion derived from present facts of the argument
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