• People hope that banning sodas will eventually be a helpful factor in stopping child obesity.

•Banning the sodas from New York schools have already made a difference in child health from 2008-2010.

•It is proven that ever since some of the schools banned soda from lunch time, the majority of the students performance after lunch has decreased.

•Younger students are having a harder time staying alert in their afternoon classes with the lack of sugar.

People are attempting

to stop child obesity.

It is a response to threat of lawsuits and state legislation.

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•Cafeterias would only serve bottled water, low-fat and non-fat milk, and 100% fruit juice.

•People believe that with consistency, children's bad habits will be changed.

•A little over ¼ of the schools around the U.S have already banned sodas from their daily activities.

•People aren’t stopping there. •Attempts to ban soda from every single school are being made.

“Health". New York Times. 15 June 2010. www.nytimes.com/2006/05/04/health/o4soda.html

“Soda Ban May Burst Bubble”. MindBodyHealth. 15 June 2010. www.mindbodyhealth.com/sodaban.htm

“Your Life”. Boston.com 15 June 2010 http://www.boston.com/yourlife/health/fitness/articles/2006/05/04/after_soda_ban_nutritionists_say_more_can_be_done/