Is banning school soda machines a good idea? It’s not the government’s job to make decisions about what we drink and where we drink it. That’s why I think it’s a bad idea to ban soda machines from schools. Taking away soda machines will take away the students ability to learn how to make healthier decisions for themselves. If they don’t learn how to make healthy choices as a kid‚ they won’t be able to make those good choices as an adult. The New York Times states that anyone who has tried
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7 February 20th 2012 Soda Is Bad For You According to statistics‚ in the past couple year’s soft drinks have become much more consumed by Americans. Although most people enjoy the taste of these sugary drinks most research shows that they are bad for you. Drinking soda can cause the enamel on your teeth to dissolve‚ take calcium out of your bones and cause them to weaken‚ cause a person to become overweight possibly obese‚ and cause acne breakouts. Whether you call it soda‚ pop‚ a tonic‚ coke‚ or
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traffic accidents and fatalities in many countries with a minimum drinking age of 18” (18 Interesting Pro…). So why does the United States keep the age that you can have libations at 21? There has been a debate going on whether the drinking age should be 21 or 18. People have brought up statistics on the amount of wrecks and the amount of money going back into the economy. So the United States needs to change the drinking age‚ the drinking age should be 18 because a person is legally an adult at 18‚
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Do you know how unhealthy soda is? It’s so unhealthy that if you drink too much‚ you are at severe risk of dying. And although soft drinks give a considerable sum of energy‚ it isn’t worth the risk of serious health problems‚ such as becoming obese‚ having high blood sugar‚ and more. Plus‚ more and more people have stopped drinking pop for various reasons. First and foremost‚ the amount of sugar in any fizzy drink is unacceptable. Secondly‚ if you drink too much soda‚ it can cause a range of health
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There Are Dangers in Drinking Diet Soda A new study has found that the artificial sweeteners in diet soda can cause weight gain‚ metabolic syndrome‚ diabetes‚ and heart disease‚ adding to mounting research about the potential health risks of diet soft drinks. And that’s not all—the study also found that the artificial sweeteners in diet soda can interfere with your body’s normal response to sugar‚ deregulating normal blood sugar levels even more than regular soda. That’s because the fake sugar
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STOP Please! Save a life by stopping. What is the cost of a life? A few extra seconds to stop? Stopping is well worth human life. I am proposing that a stop be installed at the intersection of Highway 43 and Sharon Road‚ Madison County‚ Mississippi. A STOP sign is inexpensive‚ and can greatly reduce the number of accidents and deaths at that intersection. On January 22‚ 2011‚ Felicia Harris was on her way home from work. She was driving East on Highway 43 approaching the intersection of Highway
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Emily Parrish Russell English 1105 12 December 2012 Soda Sizes Michael Bloomberg‚ New York’s mayor‚ has addressed the issue of obesity by banning the sale of soda and other sugary drinks over sixteen ounces in movie theaters‚ restaurants‚ stadiums‚ and street carts. As of March 2013 if this ban is violated‚ the vendor would face a two hundred dollar fine. The ban is a great idea. Regulating soda sizes exerts control over obesity and is a proactive move to help reduce osteoporosis. Increasing
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actively help prevent drunk driving. 1. Plan ahead. a. Put money aside for a taxi. b. Have a designated driver. c. Have a back up designated driver. 2. Never let anyone drive drunk. a. Offer to drive them home. b. Offer to get them a taxi. c. Stop being afraid to speak up. 3. Hosting a party a. Make sure people are leaving with a sober driver. b. Offer for them to have a sober driver take them home. c. Offer for them to stay the night. d. Take their keys. C. Visualization. 1. If we
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The legal drinking age is the age at which a person can consume or purchase alcoholic beverages. In 1934‚ the “Original ABC Act stated that the legal age for purchase‚ possession or consumption of any alcoholic beverage was 21 years of age” (History). The United States has the highest minimum age for alcohol consumption or purchase. Each state is responsible for setting their own minimum drinking age based on federalism. In 1984‚ the national minimum drinking age act was passed and it pushed states
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The Proposed Soda Tax: The Poor and Middle Class Pay the Price Why must the poor and middle class suffer whenever money is needed to fund some programs or fix the deficit? People are stripped to the bone already‚ what with the Enron scandal and Bernie Madoff making off with millions of citizens savings. Now the poor and middle class people of this great nation are being called upon once again‚ to give more of the nothing that they already don’t have for a Soda Tax. A tax that health
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