Soda and junk food are full of sugar, preservatives, salt and/or fat that leads to health and behavioral problems. Banning junk food in schools would be a responsible thing to do. The government authorities need to step in and make hard decisions in the best interests of the children and prevent future blow outs in health costs. Clearly parents are to blame for allowing their children to become over weight and obese by allowing their kids to have 24/7 access to junk food.
Either ban junk food in schools or restrict advertising of junk food aimed at brainwashing people into buying junk food or implement a junk food tax or control what is allowed in school canteens. Children can not make responsible food choices and their parents are to blame for pandering to the whims of their children. The percentage of overweight people in America and Europe stands at around 50% of the population.
