Chermine Nasser
IB-1
Thesis:
Aga Khan Mzizima Secondary School’s quality of canteen food and its effects.
Food is a basic need that contributes to the development and well being of people. Quality food is the kind of food that provides the correct amounts of nutrients that keep a human fit and fine. Good quality ingredients help to prepare healthy food. Different aspects of quality food can be outlined which include appearance, texture and flavour. When food is of good quality it reduces health ailments that promotes academic results of students and decreases ethical constraints.
A healthy school canteen is one that provides a choice of food for the students, promotes healthy food which is of good quality, tasty and affordable. Mzizima’s canteen has a very poor quality of food that leads to many health problems. For example, the canteen provides French fries which are rich in carbohydrates. The fat content of the oil in which the potatoes are fried is too saturated and brings about obesity in students,. A lot of oil is deposited in their body which forms a layer around their hearts. Studies show that: “Most students, 95% of the men and 70% of women consume too much of Junk food provided in schools that causes hypertension”1. This is one cause of heart attack in many youngsters. Students have hypertension narrowing of blood vessels due to deposition of fatty materials in coronary arteries, strokes and suffer from many other diseases that bring severe effects on their body and brain functioning.
