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In New York schools, hot dogs and sausage are equated with cigarettes.

'03.04.2018'

Source: Observer

Eating processed meat is no less harmful than smoking. This long-known fact will be implemented in reality. So far not all over America, but only in New York, but this is already a big step. Brooklyn Community President Eric Adams and Bronx Adviser Fernando Cabrera have introduced a resolution calling for the city's Department of Education to ban the use of processed meat in schools.

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The department prepares about 850 meals a day, forming numerous menus high in processed meats - hot dogs, ham, sausage, bacon, writes Observer.

“We cannot continue to feed our children with substances that have been proven to increase the risk of developing cancer in the future. Hot dogs, ham sandwiches are in the same risk group as cigarettes. We wouldn't give a child a cigarette, so there is no reason to keep poisoning children with processed meat, ”Adams said in a statement.

Cabrera, who submitted a resolution at the request of Adams to the Council, expressed exactly the same opinion:

“In 2016-2017, about 72% of New York schools offered free or cheap lunches to children. For many children, school lunch is the only full meal of the day. We need to behave in ways that teach children healthy eating habits so that they can live long, healthy, productive lives. ”

In October 2017, Adams, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and then Chancellor of City Schools Carmen Farinha launched Meatless Mondays, a program that eliminates meat on Mondays in some city schools, instead offering a vegan lunch. PS 1 The Bergen in Sunset Park was the first school in Brooklyn, which supported the initiative in the current school year and offered all vegetarian breakfasts and lunches to children. Now more than a dozen schools in the area participate in the program.

Instead of meat on Mondays, they serve black bean quesadilla, margarita pizza, crispy tofu, spinach rolls, fried chickpeas, vegetarian chili and parmesan zucchini.

In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer placed processed meat in the first risk group for developing cancer. According to the statement, meat such as bacon, ham, hot dogs, sausages and some delicacies increase the risk of diabetes, certain types of cancer and respiratory diseases. Every 50 grams per day increases the risk of intestinal cancer by 18%.

Most likely, the transition to a new food system will cost a pretty penny to the city authorities, but the project initiators hope that the City Council will allocate the necessary funds in the name of the health of the younger generations.

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