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This 17 page paper discusses the epidemic of obesity in this country, and particularly the ethics of those businesses that place vending machines in schools. The paper argues that the vendors know their products are not wholesome, and that their actions are unethical. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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is not merely a cause for ridicule by classmates and friends, obesity can cause serious health complications, both during childhood and adolescence and into adulthood. This paper considers the issues
surrounding one of the purported causes of this epidemic, the presence in schools of vending machines that sell unwholesome foods and drinks. It also considers the business ethics of selling
these nutritionally "empty" foods in the school setting. Explication There are a number of important concepts here. Van Staveren and Dale discuss some of the problems faced by children today
with regard to food choices. First, according to the CDC, "one in five schools now offer brand-name fast food such as McDonalds, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut at lunch and
for snacks" (Van Staveren and Dale, 2004, p. 44). In addition, schools desperate for money have "negotiated pouring rights contracts to sell brands of soda and allow young people easy
access to vending machines during recess breaks" (Van Staveren and Dale, 2004, p. 44). Soda has now replaced milk, juice and other, healthier drinks as the drink of choice for
most students (Van Staveren and Dale, 2004). In addition to soda machines, other types of vending machines are full of unhealthy food, and yet because they are a huge source
of revenue for under-funded schools, it is difficult to get them removed (Van Staveren and Dale, 2004). They contain, in addition to drinks, such unhealthy choices as cookies, snack cakes
and candy (Van Staveren and Dale, 2004). The revenue from vending machines across the country is "hundreds of millions of dollars ... each year" (Van Staveren and Dale, 2004, p.
44). For school districts that are perpetually low on funds, this is a source of revenue that cannot easily be dismissed (Van Staveren and Dale, 2004). Lack of funding has
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