“More than half of adult New Yorkers are obese or overweight‚ according to the city’s health department‚ which said it believed 5‚000 New Yorkers died every year as a result of health problems related to obesity” (Grynbaum). This mind-boggling statistic is what lead the mayor propose a soda ban that would limit the size of soda that could be sold. This ban‚ in an effort to fight obesity‚ would discourage people from buying larger sodas by banning the sale of sodas of more than 16 oz. Although this
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estimated forty-one million adults‚ aged eighteen and older‚ in the United States smoke cigarettes‚ and on top of that number there are over eight million Americans that use smokeless tobacco. That means there are over forty-nine million American citizens putting themselves and the people around them in danger of disease and permanent damage to their body. Tobacco in any form is very harmful. The use of tobacco should be illegal in all fifty states because it harms people in so many different ways and
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promoting the Blu e cigs brand electronic cigarettes. The article “Smoke signals” by Alessandra Potenza in New York Times Upfront Magazine reveals that some well-known celebrities are being used to advertise e cigs. Although e cigs are beneficial because they are a less harmful alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes‚ today’s youth are trying e cigs and becoming addicted to them. Marketing for today’s e cig companies target youth to try electronic cigarettes‚ while the FDA tries to regulate them
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Should smoking be prohibited in a public place? Whether smoking should be banned or not is a debatable issue for the public to fight for their rights. On the one hand‚ while citizens have the civil right to smoke‚ on the other hand‚ it can also be argued that they have their right to refuse to inhale the second-hand smoke. The term` public place’ in this essay refers to the area open for every citizen who has the right to use‚ such as parks‚ beaches‚ streets‚ etc. This essay will argue that smoking
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The effects of cigarette smoking on the development of thyroid eye disease in patients with Graves’ disease: A clinical review Summary points * Thyroid eye disease (TED) is thought to be caused by the stimulation of retro-orbital TSH receptors by thyrotropin receptor stimulating antibodies. * There is a strong association between cigarette smoking and the development and progression of thyroid eye disease. * Cigarette smoking has adverse effects upon treatments for Graves’ disease
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Smoking in public places should be prohibited. Banning smoking in public places isn’t just a question of taking away one group’s freedom for the benefit of another; it is something that is in the interest of people as a whole. It comes down to a decision between the healths of a whole nation versus the freedom of a minority. By allowing smoking in public places it is the freedom of non-smokers that is being restricted. We choose not to smoke but by going out into a public space such as a bar
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Mataas na Paaralang Neptali A. Gonzales Nueve de Pebrero St.‚ Brgy. Mauway Mandaluyong City Title: “Firecracker should be banned in the Philippines” S.Y: 2012-2013 Submitted by: Joris E. Magno IV – Amber Submitted to: Mrs. Theresa Aquino Feudo Submission on: February 22 ‚ 2013 Introduction With our technology today we can substitute some firecrackers while celebrating New Years Eve. The aim of this project was to help the students be more curious about the situation surrounding
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often viewed as a regular routine is the tossing of cigarette butts into the environment. The littering of cigarette butts seems to be accepted by our society. These tossed cigarette butts can be found everywhere in our local streets and it is extremely harmful to our environment. You can probably find a cigarette butt on the ground‚ in a bush‚ in the cracks of sidewalks‚ and just about every other place that trash can find their way into. Cigarette butts are the most hazardous especially when the
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Should alcohol and tobacco advertisement be banned? We may see alcohol and tobacco advertisements everywhere‚ on television‚ in newspaper‚ on street ads card etc. Alcohol ads usually create several feints to tell people that alcohol is good for people and induce people to drink. On the other hand‚ the malign influence of advertisements shows smoking as something "cool". But we know the truth is not so. Alcohol is harmful for people’s health and sometimes it may bring bad effects to self-impression
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Have you ever read a fantastic book and know that in certain places its banned? Should it be allowed for people that read the books and think there not appropriate be able to have a say in whether it should be banned or not. I recently just finished a book called Lush it was an eye opener to a several things I don’t think I would’ve paid attention to if I didn’t know that they did ban it somewhere. Although the knowledge might not be good for certain age groups‚ parents and other human beings shouldn’t
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