Why Sugary Drinks Should Be Banned

How is this plain old bubbly drink, soda, such a huge controversy in New York? The new soda ban is the answer. Soda isn't being banned completely. But at many of your favorite food places the maximum amount of soda that is allowed to be purchased is a 16 ounce cup. Back and forth, is this a good thing or bad? Believe it or not the soda ban will actually be beneficial to a serious and fatal health problem you yourself might not even know that you or somebody close to you is suffering from. This extreme health issue is known as obesity and more than 1/3rd of our population is suffering from it today. Dr. Joel A. Forman, a board member and professor of medicine has been quoted saying "I can't imagine the board not acting on another problem that

First of all, I do not think that this Big-Soda Ban will work in the long run. One set back of Mr. Bloomberg’s ban is that it only applies to portion size and not how many portions. So, if you are not satisfied with your 16oz drink you can just go and get another refill. Also, many restaurants offer free refills, so how much of a ban is it really? Although I will say this, according to a study

Who doesn’t like a soft drink on a hot summers day… That refreshing taste tingling your taste buds as it quenches your thirst, what a treat it is…. And that’s what it should remain… a TREAT only for small consumption at any single time. This distinction between too much and a perfect amount is a growing problem in Australia and it needs to be stopped. How do we stop it though?

Regulating consumer decisions to prevent the overconsumption of unhealthy drinks is out of the government’s place. Jonathon S. Tobin, senior editor of the Commentary magazine, which focuses on political and

College students are notorious for partying, tailgating and engaging in unsafe behaviors. All of these stereotypes have one common factor which is consuming dangerous amounts of alcohol. Some may argue that banning

This obviously caused some major harm to the woman that drank it. Social media went crazy talking about it. With all the negative talk about this one mistake, many their restaurants have been forced to go out of business.

Roehr’s article speaks about the how the average expenditure on obesity doubled in recent years due to significant increase in obesity rates across the United States. Between 1998 and 2006, obesity prevalence rose by 37% and the cost of expenditure related to obesity during this time period rose from $74 billion to $147 billion. This is because soda and sugary drinks have become relatively cheap over the years. Money is something that is on everyone’s mind, especially in this tough economy. Cheap drinks lead to an increase in sales and subsequently an increase rate of obesity in a matter of several years. Dr. Frieden, the director the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, says, “[p]rice is an important factor in shaping people’s diet.” He recommends having a substantial tax on soda drinks, 1 cent per liquid ounce, would be the only and most effective method of combating the obesity epidemic. Also this type of tax will help generate $100 to $200 billion over the course of the next ten

“The soda ban would unduly restricting consumer choice, violate consumers’ right to choose, and limit personal freedom”. Some may think that the ban on soda drinks larger than 16 oz. should happen due to its ability to fight obesity and cause an increased awareness against the sugary product, but the ban is not a reliable solution to the obesity problem because it just limits the amount of soda each individual can have and there are other sugary drinks out there, additionally, Since the ban only limits the size of their drinks, citizens can find a way around the ban, or, as mentioned earlier buy from vending machines or super markets. In addition to that, the graphic representation above illustrates a perfect example of two New Yorkers hiding their large-sized sodas from and New York Police drone, clarifying the idea that this ban can and will be ignored by many

I agree it doent make since to take away soft drinks but keep fast food resturants. It doesnt make sense to take it out of school but it still be surved at home. I feel that is something that parents should want to change first.If parents aloow their kids to drink soft drinks I dont understand why school should have a say

We’ve come to a conclusion soda and sugary drinks are a pernicious disease. “Welcome to the Coke Side of Life” “Red Bull Gives You Wings” “Six Million a Day” those are just three of the thousands of slogans these billion dollar companies use to lore you into your casket a little earlier than expected. It is true that “Fully 42% of the annual $142 billion in health-care costs attributable to obesity are paid with public funds through Medicare and Medicaid, and obesity is but one disease affected by poor diet”. A person who consumes one can of soda a day is 26% likely to have type 2 diabetes and 20% likely of a heart attack, the overall good to be gained is by adding taxes on sugary drinks less people who buy them then the obesity rate will

Banning large drinks at restaurants, mobile food carts, sports arena, and movie theatres will help lower the obesity rates. At least two thirds of American adults are obese or overweight. The ban also rule

These new requirements will impact not only regular menu items that are sold in restaurants, but also foods purchased at drive-thru windows, vending machines, coffee shops, pizza joints, muffins from a coffee shop, bakeries, self-service food from salad or hot-food bar, and other chain restaurants with twenty or more locations.

Obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, these are just some of the things sugary drinks can do to your body and I think that a tax will decrease some of those problems. So therefore the tax on sugary drinks should be enforced. For example, the tax should be pressed is that it will discourage people to buy sugary drinks is because it can lead to obesity and other health problems.

I agree with you in saying, that I believe alcohol is a drug. Alcohol can impair its user reducing their ability to think rationally and with extended use can cause disease and death. As did you, I really do not think that there needs to be more stringent controls on alcohol consumption. Prohibition was a failure and it was proven that people will always find a way to get alcohol, no matter the circumstances.”There is no question that the Volstead Act was widely violated and that smuggling, moonshining, and speakeasies all thrived during the Prohibition era”. Instead of controls in a sense the public should take greater responsibility with their actions in reference to alcohol consumption. Consumers need to be more responsible for their actions

Thats 40% of our population putting themselves and indirectly others at unnecessary risk. A total ban of these disgusting drinks can help free up our health care systems so we can use our resources to treat those who actually need it.