Should Government Tax Sugary Drinks?
Nicholas Latief
J.Thomas
English 118
10/16/2012
Should Government Tax Sugary Drinks? Over the past few years, overweight and obesity have been the most troublesome problem in the united states and more than one-third of U.S. adults (around 35.7%) are obese according to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) which could lead to heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some type of cancer. There are many things that could cause obesity but one of the main cause is sugary drinks. Sugary drinks contain chemical substance that could make addiction to the consumer. Sugar should be regulated in the same way as alcohol and tobacco because its increasing use in processed foods and sugary drinks poses a significant danger to public health, causing obesity and addiction to it according to a group of scientist. Sugary drink such as soda contain chemical substance that make the consumer become addicted to it and having some kind of trouble such as feeling unhealthy, not fresh, dizzy if they didn’t consume it. This overconsumiong is ther roots of health problems including obesity and certain type of liver and heart disease. According to “A tax that Invests In Our Health”, by Richard F. Daines Sixty Percent of New York adults are overweight or obese, and so are on-third of the children. And the most pernicious factor is added sugar. We also consume about 300 calories more a day now than we did 30 years ago and most of those extra calories come from sugar-sweetened sodas. This cause a significant increase of death number over the past 30 years. Furthermore it discovered that the heaviest youngsters were more than twice as likely as the thinnest to die before age 55.
Dr Tim Lobstein, director of policy and programmes at the International Obesity Task Force, said sugar consumption was a major battleground for public health. The large food manufacturers are very reluctant to see any restrictions on the use of cheap, bulk ingredients like sugars and starches. In the UK we have seen a
J.Thomas
English 118
10/16/2012
Should Government Tax Sugary Drinks? Over the past few years, overweight and obesity have been the most troublesome problem in the united states and more than one-third of U.S. adults (around 35.7%) are obese according to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) which could lead to heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some type of cancer. There are many things that could cause obesity but one of the main cause is sugary drinks. Sugary drinks contain chemical substance that could make addiction to the consumer. Sugar should be regulated in the same way as alcohol and tobacco because its increasing use in processed foods and sugary drinks poses a significant danger to public health, causing obesity and addiction to it according to a group of scientist. Sugary drink such as soda contain chemical substance that make the consumer become addicted to it and having some kind of trouble such as feeling unhealthy, not fresh, dizzy if they didn’t consume it. This overconsumiong is ther roots of health problems including obesity and certain type of liver and heart disease. According to “A tax that Invests In Our Health”, by Richard F. Daines Sixty Percent of New York adults are overweight or obese, and so are on-third of the children. And the most pernicious factor is added sugar. We also consume about 300 calories more a day now than we did 30 years ago and most of those extra calories come from sugar-sweetened sodas. This cause a significant increase of death number over the past 30 years. Furthermore it discovered that the heaviest youngsters were more than twice as likely as the thinnest to die before age 55.
Dr Tim Lobstein, director of policy and programmes at the International Obesity Task Force, said sugar consumption was a major battleground for public health. The large food manufacturers are very reluctant to see any restrictions on the use of cheap, bulk ingredients like sugars and starches. In the UK we have seen a