Karlee Leach “One 12-ounce soda a day can increase your risk of heart attack by 30%” (Sugary Drinks Can Wreck Your Body! By Evan Cook). Is this really what people want? People dying from heart attacks is a real concern in the U.S.‚ and one way to have a heart attack‚ is having too much sugar. One cause of consuming a lot of sugar is by drinking it‚ whether it be Gatorade‚ Rockstar‚ or even a vitamin water. Sugary drinks‚ amongst other things‚ contribute a large part to obesity and heart attack in America
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believe that sugary drinks could cause so much damage. Americans consume more than 77 pounds of sugar a year‚ way over the recommended amount. The nation is split on the way citizens should be educated about the dangers of sugary beverages. While “ Putting Warning Labels on Sugary Drinks Would Save Lives” by Russ Lloyd and “ Let Us Enjoy Our Sweet Drinks in Peace” by Evan Cook contradict‚ it is understood that putting warning labels on sugary drinks would save lives. Labels on sugary drinks could
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Many people drink sugary drinks every day‚ but really how bad is it for your teeth? This project shows the repercussions of drinking sugary soft drinks. This experiment tests eight adult teeth in eight different soft drinks for 48 hours. The results are equivalent to not brushing your teeth for two days or constantly sipping on a soft drink for more than an hour. If the sugar and acid particles are left on the teeth‚ then more acid is made by the sugar and the enamel starts to wear away. This can
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To Drink or Not To Drink In the current situation‚ many young people are frequently involved in violence and crimes. One of the risk factors related to violent behaviors among young people is alcohol consumption. “Numerous studies have shown that alcohol and violent behavior are associated” which means “the risk of being involved in violence increases with alcohol intake” (Bye and Rossow 131). In addition‚ data indicated that young individuals enrolled in colleges or universities were more likely
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over the country is "change or repeal the Second Amendment." The Second Amendment is one of the reasons we have more guns than any country on the planet. Some people believe that banning guns will decrease the number of crimes committed in the United States because they believe guns are the roots of all crime‚ and banning guns will decrease the murder rates and give everyone a peace of mind. While others believe that abolishing guns would not change anything. People would still get murdered‚ robbers
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The state of New York has a great plan to take away people’s rights to buy large sugary drinks‚ it causes obesity and other health issues. Everyone needs to drink‚ but it doesn’t need to be sodas. People do not need to drink large amounts of sugary sodas every day‚ multiple times a day. There are so many bad things that are in sodas that harm the body‚ there are many solutions that can be found to stop those things from happening. The state of New York’s soda ban is definitely a great thing‚ it helps
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bars‚ pubs or somewhere else we can see that people drink many kinds of alcohol such as wine‚ spirits and beer. Alcohol includes many components‚ some of which can be dangerous for people drinking alcohol. Everyday‚ millions people drink alcohol and more than billions of liters of alcohol is consumed all over the world. Alcohol may affect not only on our bodies but also on our lives. For many reasons‚ alcohol is considered a kind of drink having a lot of disadvantages. Because of its bad components
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Several years ago energy drinks barley existed. Not all people were familiar of it. People who consumed it did not understand the bad health effects behind it. This is because they were not as popular as it is today. Nowadays‚ energy beverages markets grew rapidly in recent years. There are many different brands of this drink in the world today. These beverages have caused many health problems to those who consume them. One group affected by the high consumption of energy drinks are children. The increase
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The Sugary Secret of Self-Control By STEVEN PINKER; Published: September 2‚ 2011 New York Times Ever since Adam and Eve ate the apple‚ Ulysses had himself tied to the mast‚ the grasshopper sang while the ant stored food and St. Augustine prayed Lord make me chaste but not yet‚ individuals have struggled with self-control. In today s world this virtue is all the more vital‚ because now that we have largely tamed the scourges of nature‚ most of our troubles are self-inflicted. We eat‚ drink
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attempt to take books off the shelves of school libraries. Banning books takes away our privilege‚ as American citizens‚ to read what we want (Source 1). If people are offended by a book‚ depriving the entire state of their ability to read that certain book is not the solution. There are various other ways to ensure that parents who do not want their children to read particular books without abolishing them from the entire school. Banning books from schools restrains students from their first amendment
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