Pros And Cons Of Banning Soda

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Hearing how NYC set a ban on large portions of soda, I honestly think that it is a good idea, what would be better is if they ban soda completely. Soda in general is unhealthy with all the sugar it contains it can rot children teeth. A lot of soda can be harmful if for example; if you put coke in your toilet it clean it spotlessly, and if you put it on a rusty part on your car it will eat away at the rust. If soda can do that imagine what it’s doing to your body. MT dew Contains Brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, acts as an emulsifier in soda and sports drink, preventing the flavoring to the surface. The ingredients are banned more than 100 countries because it contains bromine, a chemical whose vapor can be corrosive or toxic. Of course many

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