Fizzy Drinks Banned in Camden School
Fizzy Drinks Banned in Camden School
A school in Camden, London has reportedly become the first in the UK to become a ‘water only' school after banning fizzy drinks.
The idea behind the scheme is to improve pupil's grades by helping them to better concentrate. To ensure a complete ban the school has become a water only school so as not to confuse teachers over coloured drinks, who want to avoid ‘examining' drinking.
It is a controversial move with some parents claiming it is more like a ‘fat camp' than a place of education, but with a rising number of children considered overweight or obese shouldn't we applaud the school for taking positive action against the obesity epidemic.
Fact or Fiction, water improves concentration
- Removing sugary drinks avoids a ‘sugar crash' when energy levels plummet mid-afternoon
- Improved hydration, leads to better brain function and alertness, improving concentration, check how much you should be drinking with this handy drink alarm app
- Improves digestion, to reduce feelings of lethargy and more efficiently provides the body with sugars broken down from complex carbohydrates
- Ensuring the body is well hydrated can reduce cravings for high fat and high sugar foods, where the body confuses the signals for dehydration as hunger
- Prepares the body for activity and exercise