I believe that with the amount of sugar consumed, people don't realize how it impacts the factors of health as well. In the Journal of American Heart Association Internal Medicine study, “people who consume more than a quarter of their daily calories and sugar were more than twice as likely to die…”, people who consume more than a quarter of their daily calories and sugar were more than twice as likely to die…”, which is fearful to hear. I can infer that the article isn't intending to scare the audience, but more to inform them on what can happen to their health. When talking about health, comes the risk of diseases.…
In Michael Specter’s article “How Much Harm Can Sugar Do?”, he expresses his feelings about how the war on obesity is changing America and is becoming the new normal in our nation. The war on obesity is proven to be a major problem in the United States, causing multiple diseases more common though is Diabetes. The War on Obesity is described by specter as a war in which the “allies and demons keep swapping places.”. Allies include Good Health, Healthy Foods and a fit lifestyle while the Demons are the Fast Food Joints, Candy bars, and an unhealthy lifestyle.…
These days, the average American consumes 130 pounds of sugar a year. That’s about 16 times as much as the people in the late 1800’s! Sugar is extremely addictive, can lead to several diseases, and is immensely unhealthy. According to brain scans, sugar is just as addictive as cocaine.…
Richards is more effective in persuading the audience to consider nutrition and health. Richards uses a more scientific and statistical approach when trying to convince the audience and readers compared to his counterpart. Americans eat an unhealthy amount of sugar. “People who consumed more than a quarter of their daily calories as sugar were more than twice as likely to die…” (Richards). Richards states this to persuade the audience to lower their calorie intake of sugar.…
Sugary drinks are the crux of what is wrong with the western diet. They contain sugar but no fiber or anything else that the body has to break down first to get access to that sugar so it goes straight to our blood causing spikes in our blood sugar and in turn causing our body to pump out insulin. The consumption of sugary beverages has long been tied to diabetes due to this negative effect on our bodies regulation of blood sugar. They are also a leading cause of obesity. Sugary drinks are estimated to cause about 180,000 deaths a year around the world.…
The main purpose of the documentary was to tell us that if we eat foods with a lot of sugar then you are at risk of getting diabetes. One thing I learned from the documentary was that the people eating sugar today is very toxic. The amount of sugar people eat has increased 46% in the past 30 years. Processed foods have increased 11.4% in 2012 from 11.2% in 1980. Teens consume 30 to 41 teaspoons of sugar per day.…
People around the world choose sugary drinks over water. But what some people do not know is that drinking too much soda or juice can cause health problems. Sugary drinks are very bad for people because they can cause health problems, it is bad for the bones, and it can lead to obesity . One reason why people should not drink sugary drinks is because they are bad for a person’s health. In the text “Soft Drinks and Disease” it says people who consume sugary drinks regularly---- 1 to 2 cans a day or more----have a 26% greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes than people who rarely have such drinks.”…
Grocery stores across America are just ridding themselves of Halloween goodies- in time to make room for the incoming holiday treats. Americans consume up to half a pound of sugar a day, according to James DiNicolantonio writer for the New York Times. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders state that substance use disorders are present when two symptoms, from a list of 11, exist. Withdrawal, tolerance, and cravings, are three of the 11- all of which are produced by sugar consistently. We are addicted.…
People love sugar. Sugar has been around for so long and in that time people have grown accustomed to having it in everything they eat. Especially sodas and sugary drinks. It is a danger to everyone, sodas are at the store, in your home and at parties.…
Sugar suppresses the immune system, and having a weakened immune system means that they are more likely to get sick. Plus, according to Intoxicated on Life’s article “The Top Ten Reasons to Give Up Sugar”, “Sugar leeches minerals from your body and makes you over-fat.” By robbing your body of minerals, sugar is causing Americans to become sick and fat! Not only is eating too much sugar suppressing their immune systems and making them fat, it is rotting their teeth, causing sugar diabetes, depression, and causing kidney problems. To put the amount of sugar a person eats into perspective, a regular 12oz can of soda contains 10 teaspoons (40 grams) of sugar, which is 1-4 teaspoons more than their daily sugar intake should…
As one travels in the early morning in New England, it is certain that they will pass by a Dunkin Donuts. This billion-dollar franchise, which is open throughout the day, serves breakfast and lunch. Although breakfast is the most important meal of the day, many people will order their traditional hot coffee with two donuts or a muffin on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the fast-paced lifestyle that many people live ensures that this breakfast establishment will continue to profit from individuals who don’t know the nutritional value of what they are eating.…
Everybody loves something that’s bad for them, it’s human nature. Nobody’s perfect and everybody has their weaknesses. Whether it’s having a cup of coffee to start one’s day, smoking a cigarette to relieve the stress, or simply just having a sugary drink to please the taste buds. Soda is very bad and harming to the human body and should be replaced by water. Soda can cause type 2 diabetes, obesity, high blood sugar, and even cancer.…
There is one thing you don’t know about sugar and everybody says it endlessly but nobody listens to it? Sugar is bad for you and you could get diseases or worse. We Americans need to stop eating too much sugar. Sugar has been around since 1803 that’s when the first candy was made. Sugar is bad for people because when people eat too much they might have memory loss or diabetes tooth decay is another way.…
Many say that problems caused by sugary drinks are too serious for us to not do anything and even is this measure would just teach us portion control it is worthwhile doing it. In her article “Why Soda Ban Will Work In Fight Against Obesity?” Nadia Arumugam claims that we have become so accustomed to instant gratification and our set of mind is focused on “the bigger the better” that a restriction like the soda ban will at least help us learn to say “No”. Obesity is indeed a very real and serious issue, but urgency is not the most important thing.…
Sugar in any form is the most craved for food in the modern world. It seems totally impossible to live without it and it is the most delicious form of food as well. You can never be done with a bite of chocolate doughnuts or Christmas cookies or strawberry shortcake or chocolate fudge brownie. But did you know that by giving in to your sugar cravings you are ruining your health?…