Doctors Association Kashmir led by Dr Suhail Naik today demanded blanket ban on the sale of junk and preserved foods inside school premises.
In a statement here Dr Naik said, “The Governor ledadministration must also look after the nutritional and health conditions ofchildren. Improvement in education without having a good health condition ornutrition is impossible. It is unfortunate that today’s generation dependsmainly on junk and preserved foods.”
“Junk and preserved foods actually provide unnecessary extrafat and sugar which leads to health problems like obesity and diabetes. Theycannot put their best in the classes after recess break because the junk foodscontain refined sugar in them causing secretion of high quantity of insulin,”Dr Naik said.
“Some school canteens who are selling junk foods like chips,aerated drinks, samosas and burgers are putting the health of our nextgeneration at higher risk,” Dr Naik added. “There are various studies onchildren’s health who have concluded to strictly ban the sale of any kind ofjunk foods in the school canteens,” he said.