Tag: Junk food ban

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), improved nutrition is linked to better academic achievement, higher graduation rates, and fewer behavioral problems among students. This critical connection between diet and learning is a primary motivator behind policies to ban junk food and soda on school campuses nationwide.

As of October 2025, approximately 42 million Americans rely on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to afford groceries. While the program offers broad purchasing power for household food items, recent state-level waivers and long-standing federal rules determine what you can and cannot buy with food stamps, with significant new restrictions on certain processed foods taking effect in 2026. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the changing and enduring limitations of SNAP benefits.

According to the NCD Alliance, Mexico has one of the highest burdens of diet-related noncommunicable diseases and obesity in the world, which spurred bold government action to address it. This has led many to question what country banned junk food outright, but the reality is more nuanced, involving a complex web of targeted regulations rather than a total prohibition.