I need help creating a thesis and an outline on Why Vending Machines in Elementary and High Schools Need to Be Regulated. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is required. A question like this varied tremendously based on the subject and context in which one asks it. in the context of food and childhood obesity, additional complications arise, such as the ability of children to decide rationally between two alternatives relating to fattening and sugary foods available in public schools. Based on scientific facts taken from American public schools, one could argue there is a reason to believe regulation of food usage among elementary- to high school-aged children is necessary. While such regulation is frequently dismissed as impractical, there are practical solutions to be considered.

There is little disagreement among public officials that the food choices available to students in America’s public schools are less than ideal. According to the statistical analyses of children in Neumark-Sztainer et al. (2005), students at high schools with open campus policies are more likely to eat lunch at fast food restaurants than those with a closed campus. Likewise, students at elementary schools with snack machines are statistically more likely to purchase snack food that is characteristically high in sugar and fat. In other words, when schools expose children to foods they know to be unhealthy compared to reasonable equivalents, they expose children to the risks and hazards of regularly consuming such products in a closed environment such as a school. Cases of schools that reduced their students’ access to unhealthy foods have been proven to be successes in limiting the prevalence of obesity among their student body.&nbsp.

A vending machine is an object that provides snacks and beverage characteristically of a high-fat, high-sugar, high-salt variety. These kinds of foods are known definitively to cause health problems, especially for children of any age.&nbsp. &nbsp.