5. "A Proud Day for School Vending Machine Bans"

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/08/a-proud-day-for-school-vending-machine-bans/261072/

In Lindsay Abrams's article, "A Proud Day for School Vending Machine Bans", she proves that banning vending machine during middle school helps the children to have a better health when they get older. Abrams starts the article by talking about a personal experience when she was in middle school. She was part of the newspaper club and would constantly write about the negative effects the vending machine made to the students. For this reason, the school removed the vending machines.Then, she continues the article by discussing about studies which proves that she was right about banning the vending machines and how it harms children. "Children in the study... gained less weight from fifth through eighth grades if they lived in states with strong, consistent laws versus no laws governing snacks available in schools." Abrams states that children should be allowed to eat junk food, but they should not exaggerate. There should be strict laws to avoid unhealthy foods to the young ones in middle school. She concludes by showing how her action in middle school was right, even though it was a little bit too cautious.

Abrams purpose in writing this article is to show people that having vending machines in school can hurt children. The children who are allowed to use the vending machines have higher rates of having obesity and become sick. Abrams proves her point by showing studies that supports her opinion. This article is directed to the government, parents, and schools. She wishes that these people would take action and help avoid children's obesity problems. They could control the children during middle school and later on let them learn what is good for themselves.