Did you know that one- third of Americans are obese‚ and an estimated 300‚000 deaths occur per year are due to obesity? Mayor Michael Bloomberg of NYC proposed a ban for soda‚ to be over 16 ounces‚ and I think it’s a great idea. But I will admit at first I wasn’t so crazy about this ban mainly because I don’t like the government having too much control. But reading articles and doing research gave me a huge change of heart! I love people being healthy and alive‚ and I’m also someone who cares health
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Vt. House panel advances penny-an-ounce soda tax MONTPELIER‚ Vt. (AP) — A Vermont House committee voted Wednesday to advance legislation calling for a penny-an-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. The House Health Care Committee voted 7-2‚ with two members absent‚ for the tax bill that would raise an estimated $27 million to support state health programs. Supporters say it will also discourage consumption of products that are big contributors to obesity. "We have an obesity epidemic and the
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Topic 6 Water Quality and Water Management What determines water quality? Drinking water should be colorless‚ odorless and flavorless; this means that there are no organisms and sediments in the water‚ but it does not mean that if your drinking water look‚ smells and taste clean‚ that does not mean that there is nothing else it. Water also contains dissolved solids: •Sulfur •Calcium •Magnesium If water contains a lot of dissolved calcium and magnesium it is called hard water
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determine how an excess amount of liquid‚ which was water‚ Gatorade and wine in this case‚ along with an excess amount of solute‚ which was the 7g NaCl pill‚ would affect the kidneys and the osmolarity of urine. Measurements of urine volume‚ specific gravity and chloride concentrations were recorded in order to investigate this. Our hypothesis stated that the volume of urine would increase for all groups other than the group drinking 80 ml of water along with taking a 7g. This portion of the hypothesis
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My Science Project Can water float on water? My Prediction I predict that water can’t float on top of water. Simply because it sounds impossible‚ but it will be interesting to find out if however it is possible. The Experiment First‚ I found two 1litre bottles and marked one with ‘+ salt’ and the other with ‘fresh’. I then went on to add red food colouring to the fresh bottle and yellow to the + salt bottle. The reason for doing so was to establish which ones were which and see if they
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What is Alkaline Water? Alkaline water‚ also commonly known as ionized water‚ is water that has a pH level greater than seven. This water is generally produced with the aid of a faucet-based water ionizer‚ or "alkalizer" and features a number of health benefits. Making Alkaline Water These are some of the possible sources of alkaline water: * Lemon (& Lime) Water * pH Drops * Alkalising Powder * Mainstream Water Filters * Water Distillers * Reverse Osmosis * Alkaline
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The Effects Drinking Soda Has on the Human Body Have you ever popped open a can of soda and wondered‚ “This is delicious! But I wonder what it could do to my body.” Well‚ not a lot of people do think that‚ and only the people drinking the soda really know why they don’t question it. For many‚ it’s because it’s just a drink. What could really happen? For others‚ it’s because they just don’t care. But people will care once they know what it can do to your body. These sodas can cause
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It’s sad that we can’t do what’s best for our own health‚ but that’s sadly what it has come to. Therefore‚ the government needs to impose a soda tax. The soda tax debate has garnered big headlines in newspapers. It ’s only fitting that the attention surrounding America ’s obesity epidemic might come to rest on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs.) The nation ’s penchant for soft drinks is on the rise; we now drink on average 50 gallons per person per year‚ about double the amount we drank in 1977.
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The soda law introduced by Mayor Bloomberg to ban the sale of sodas larger than 16 fl. oz. at restaurants across the city will have zero to minimal economic impact on people who are currently buying them. The soda ban will have an extremely small net positive economic impact on businesses. And the rationale behind this is the fact that whoever drinks more soda will acquire more soda‚ regardless of how big or small the drink is. A 20 fl. oz. soda‚ when banned will be replaced by a 16 fl. oz. cup
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For the longest time‚ many people ate whatever they wanted and whenever they wanted. However‚ this constant cycle may cause more harm than what people expected. The soda ban is a ban that wants to limit the amount of soda people drink daily. Many people are for the ban and many are against it‚ but what everyone can agree with is that the ban is a very controversial topic. Even Though many people think that soda ban is a terrible idea‚ the new laws against sugary drinks can lower the amount of people
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