good things about sugar...?

Question

we are having a debate in my class. The topic for the debate is "Should sugar be sold at school?". I am in the yes side, i do think sugar should be sold at school. So, for the debate, do u have any good facts about sugar i could use in order to win the debate? THANKS!

Answer 1

no, sugar is not good for you.

Answer 2

sorry hon. processed and refined sugar is not good for you and your school should not be selling it. But since you are in a learning exercise, the approach I would use is personal liberty, and selective enforcement. Talk about how you need to learn responsibility, and that not allowing the option of a treat now and then is creating an overly protective environment. Also discuss all the other things that aren't healthy and show the slippery slope problem. If they ban sugar today, what about apples tomorrow. Apples have a lot of natural sugar in them, and they really aren't very healthy when compared to say peas or beans. And speaking of peas, sugar snap peas are much less healthy than lima beans. So maybe you should all be forced to eat oatmeal for breakfast, with no brown sugar, lima beans for lunch, and do 100 crunches every day at noon.

they will get the idea that once you start telling people what they can't eat, it becomes hard to know where to stop.

But at the end of the day, you're probably going to lose this debate, because you drew the short straw, having to defend selling sugar to kids.

Good luck!

Answer 3

YA is not the best or most reliable source for information, so you may want to do your research somewhere else.

The only benefit that sugar has is that it does kill bacteria when applied to an open wound.

On the opposite side, sugar decreases the activity of the immune system. The main source of sugar consumption among young people is in the form of soft drinks, which are related to weight gain. Childhood obesity is the fastest growing (no pun intended, but it works) health problem among teens. Also more and more teens are becoming diabetics, and many of them will require medications for the rest of their lives which will be shorter than if they have good health. Some doctors speculate that if sugar had to be approved by the USFDA, it would not receive approval because it causes more harm than good.

Answer 4

Sugar is bad etc. etc. but for your side you could give the argument of freedom of choice, leaving the individual to have a choice about what he or she chooses to put in there bodies, basically the same arguments if you were having a pro-drugs debate. Don't look for the positive effects of sugar (because there aren't any, argue that this is America (if you are in fact in America) and what makes this country great is freedom, freedom to choose.

Answer 5

Like plain sugar or do you mean sweets?

There is no reason for plain sugar to be sold at school...

As for sweets, the only way to win that debate is to argue that children deserve a choice - If they want sweets, they should be able to purchase them. Wouldn't the school be controlling the children's' diets if they refused to offer certain foods? What if the school decided that having bread for sandwiches at lunch was a bad idea and got rid of that? People need to be able to exercise their purchasing power and not having a full range of products is censoring the kids.

Answer 6

alecia audrey...Good one.
I think the kids need to educated in the Health and Nutrition Facts. In Calif in the 3rd grade they learn about the 5 food groups or at least my kid did, then he was telling me what I should be having for meals. If I missed one of the food groups he let me know.That was a kick.

Kids should be given a choice once they understand all the facts of sugar, and substitutes and what is in them and how they react in the body.

Answer 7

there's always good old wiki for info, tho don't know if that source works in an academic setting.

Don't know if it's possible to outright ban sugar since it's everywhere. Sugar is a source of fuel and energy, and some food ppl recommending eating foods with real sugar as opposed to Equal if it's an option (e.g. diabetics really oughtta stick with Equal).

Answer 8

Sugar tastes good for a start, but that is not a real consideration in your situation. I'd go for the awful chemicals that replace then in diet drinks - no one knows the real consequences of ingesting these chemicals long term - look at the effects of herbicides and pesticides that they used to think were safe and we now know are a health time bomb - who knows if these artificial sweeteners could do the same?

Answer 9

I'm going to attempt to actually answer your question.
You can touch on how sugar naturally occurs in many foods.
Sugar is naturally present in most foods except meat. Lactose is the type of sugar found in milk, fructose is the sugar in fruits, and maltose is the sugar in grain products. Sucrose, the sugar refined from sugar cane and sugar beets, has no greater adverse effect on body function than any of the other sugars. Any food where sucrose, fructose, glucose, corn syrup, honey, or other sugars are listed as the first ingredient on the packaging can be defined as sweets.

Eating sweets is natural.
Many people are born with a "sweet tooth." Soon after birth, babies show a preference for sweet solutions (such as breast milk). A common misconception is that eating sugar is harmful or shows a lack of self-control. As long as they are eaten in moderation, sweets are not bad. The body and brain needs sugar to function.

That the main risk is tooth decay, not obesity.
Tooth decay is the only permanent harm caused by eating too much sugar. This risk can be greatly reduced if your child drinks fluoridated water and brushes his teeth properly after eating foods that contain sugar. Foods that cause the most dental cavities are those that stick to the teeth (for example, raisins and caramels).

If your child eats a lot of sugar all at once, he may have a temporary fall in his blood sugar level about 2 to 4 hours after eating the sweets. This fall in blood sugar may cause sweating, hunger, dizziness, tiredness, or sleepiness. This reaction is brief and harmless and is relieved by the passage of time and by eating a food containing some sugar, such as fruit juice. These symptoms do not occur after eating a normal amount of sweets; nor do they occur in everyone.

Eating sweets is basically not harmful. Candy does not cause cancer, heart disease, or diabetes.

You can also say, Obesity is caused by overeating in general and is not specifically related to eating sweets. In fact, fatty foods contribute much more to obesity than sugary foods because fatty foods have twice the calories of sugary foods per given amount. Studies have found that lean people tend to eat more sugar than overweight people.

Hyperactivity. Extensive research has shown that sugar does not cause or worsen hyperactivity. In fact, consuming a lot of sugar such as a 12-ounce soft drink (containing 10 teaspoons of refined sugar) may cause a relaxed state or even drowsiness.

Not all sugary food is Junk food. The term "junk food" has led to considerable confusion in our country. Some people consider any kind of sweet or dessert to be junk food. They claim that these foods lack nutritional value. While that is true for some sweets (candy), it is not true for others (such as peach pie). Eating sweets in moderation is not harmful.

Answer 10

Your brain uses sugar so it is a quick fix for the sleepy student - it is the slump both mentally and physically that comes afterward that is the problem - so don't mention that in the debate.

Answer 11

Safer than substitutes like that chlorinated product made from sugar Splenda. Only two studies have ever been done on that product since it was developed in the 70's and both determined it caused dementia.