Should the Government Regulate Our Sugar Intake?
In 2012 New York City Mayor, Michel R. Bloomberg proposed to ban some kind of sugary drinks to reduce obesity. Mayor Bloomberg defined sugary drinks as those with twenty five or more calories per eight ounces. Bloomberg said that if the sugars are consumed in large quantity they can cause obesity, as a result, he suggested to ban every drink that has more that sixteen ounces of sugar- sweetened drinks which include supper sized soda, fruit drinks and smoothies. The mayors’ decision brought so many arguments whether the government should regulate sugar intake or whether the people should have the right to choose. There are many different opinions that people responded toward this argument. Many …show more content…
Dr Marshall believes that taxing sugar would stop the consumption of too much of it and promote health food (Marshall). Even though some people might say excess sugar consumption is not the only way that reads to obesity the fact is if the people are consuming fewer amounts of sugar and do body excise they cannot become obese because they are watching their …show more content…
Jennifer Rheingold wrote in her article that PepsiCo CEO once said they have never seen consumers so confused; the article said PepsiCo companies have realized that people nowadays like to buy healthy food. However, PepsiCo also has the goals of making and producing product that will sell heathy food. PepsiCo CEO said the best way is to start thinking about producing food like vegetables, proteins and grains that consumers like to buy (Rheighgold). This brings forward another argument that Stephen Sugarman makes in his Article titled “Fighting Childhood Obesity Through performance based regulation of food industry”. Sugarman proposed that instead of the government telling the companies what to do, they should let the companies decide what they think is best for them. Sugarman thinks it is expensive for industries to do what the government is commanding them to do for example, if the government command them to subsidize the fruits and vegetables, it can cost them a lot of money. He also believes that instead of banning the sale of sweetened beverages in school and working places the government should let the industries choose whether they want to reduce sweetener in their food or just limiting selling of that food. In other words he believes the companies will respond to the demands of
In 2012 New York City Mayor, Michel R. Bloomberg proposed to ban some kind of sugary drinks to reduce obesity. Mayor Bloomberg defined sugary drinks as those with twenty five or more calories per eight ounces. Bloomberg said that if the sugars are consumed in large quantity they can cause obesity, as a result, he suggested to ban every drink that has more that sixteen ounces of sugar- sweetened drinks which include supper sized soda, fruit drinks and smoothies. The mayors’ decision brought so many arguments whether the government should regulate sugar intake or whether the people should have the right to choose. There are many different opinions that people responded toward this argument. Many …show more content…
Dr Marshall believes that taxing sugar would stop the consumption of too much of it and promote health food (Marshall). Even though some people might say excess sugar consumption is not the only way that reads to obesity the fact is if the people are consuming fewer amounts of sugar and do body excise they cannot become obese because they are watching their …show more content…
Jennifer Rheingold wrote in her article that PepsiCo CEO once said they have never seen consumers so confused; the article said PepsiCo companies have realized that people nowadays like to buy healthy food. However, PepsiCo also has the goals of making and producing product that will sell heathy food. PepsiCo CEO said the best way is to start thinking about producing food like vegetables, proteins and grains that consumers like to buy (Rheighgold). This brings forward another argument that Stephen Sugarman makes in his Article titled “Fighting Childhood Obesity Through performance based regulation of food industry”. Sugarman proposed that instead of the government telling the companies what to do, they should let the companies decide what they think is best for them. Sugarman thinks it is expensive for industries to do what the government is commanding them to do for example, if the government command them to subsidize the fruits and vegetables, it can cost them a lot of money. He also believes that instead of banning the sale of sweetened beverages in school and working places the government should let the industries choose whether they want to reduce sweetener in their food or just limiting selling of that food. In other words he believes the companies will respond to the demands of