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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Donovan F #8 Mr. Graham Soda machine argument Having a soda machine is a great idea for a school. It is a really good idea because it help students that are dehydrated and are tired of water. This will also benefit the school by giving it a profit of about 100 to 200 dollars. All the kids are tired of just drinking water‚ juice‚ and milk. Having a soda machine at school would lead to the school having more money for different occasions. If we‚ the children‚ were to buy soda the school will make
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2013 Let Them Drink Soda The controversial topic of imposing a “soda tax”‚ or surcharge to sweetened beverages‚ in the US‚ is one that has been debated for many years. The purpose of the tax is to discourage people from purchasing sugary drinks in hopes that healthier alternatives would be purchased more often and therefore having a positive effect on the obesity epidemic in America and the rising healthcare costs as a result of obesity. Those that are for the tax‚ believe that it is a
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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 essentially
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Essentials of Marketing September 18‚ 2012 NYC Soda Ban Michael Bloomberg‚ Mayor of New York City‚ has proposed a ban on the sale of large-sized sugar-sweetened beverages in restaurants‚ delis‚ sports arena vendors‚ movie theaters and food carts. This proposed ban would stop these establishments from selling sugary beverages such as sodas‚ sweetened teas‚ coffees‚ energy drinks and fruit drinks in sizes larger than 16 oz‚ with fines for failing to downsize being as high as $200. All establishments
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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 proposed soda ban may seem like a great plan to stop obesity and promote health‚ the soda ban will not be beneficial in the long run to lower Americans’ risk of Obesity or even promote health
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one avenue through which they can be is a junk food tax. This report proposes that there be a federal tax placed on junk food purchases‚ similar to the taxes placed on gasoline and tobacco products. This tax would dissuade people from purchasing unhealthy food items. At the same time it would help the nation offset some of the financial costs that obesity has generated. The proposition is not a fix-all‚ but it is a good start. Taxation of Junk Food‚ A Proposition to Battle the Obesity Epidemic
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“Fat Tax” Not a Panacea “Obesity now contributes to the death of more than 360‚000 Americans a year. The incidence of childhood obesity is now at epidemic level. Alarm bells are going off all over the place. But our government has done virtually nothing.”- Tom Harkin. Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health‚ leading to reduce life expectancy and/or increased health problems (Wikipedia). To cut that number
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of Australian eating would be hit by a tax on fatty foods. Photo: Tamara Voninski Couch (fried) potatoes ... obesity is on the rise in Australia. Photo: Karen Neumann The Western world is beginning to embrace measures to fight obesity but Australia is a conspicuous absentee‚ writes Cosima Marriner. HUNGARY has a hamburger tax‚ Denmark has just imposed the world’s first fat tax‚ the US is debating a "soda tax" and now Britain is contemplating its own junk food levy. Around the world governments are
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Executive Summary Over the past two years‚ Jones Soda Company has successfully acquired strategic alliances with various companies in order to provide deeper and more diverse market exposure. Some of these companies include Barnes & Noble‚ Panera Bread‚ and Starbucks. Since Jones does not deal in multimillion dollar advertising campaigns‚ this is their best way to promote their brand. By offering their wide assortment of beverages in stores and restaurants‚ Jones has been able to sell more to
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