“Guzzle, guzzle, guzzle,” goes the man watching the Super Bowl. “Chug, chug, chug,” drinks the kid who hasn’t been active for days. Soda is a huge problem in our world. The average american drinks 44.7 gallons of soft drinks every year. That is enough to fill up a bathtub! I think that americans should be taxed for soda due to the rising rates of obesity, unhealthiness, and diabetes. Obesity is becoming more and more common in america. More than two-thirds of americans are obese("Overweight and Obesity Statistics." Overweight and Obesity Statistics. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2016.). That is 190,800,000 people! Sadly, soda promotes more weight gain than any other food. 25% of american residents get 200 calories a day from soda(CNN. Cable News
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Soda composition may lead to 184,000 deaths a year(CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2016.). That number is way to large. If there was a tax on soda that number will greatly decrease. Not only would it make some people never drink soda, but it would reduce the everyday drinking. A pop a week isn’t an issue, but there are way too many americans that have a pop a day or even for every meal. What health issues does soda cause? Many, and they aren't all directly related to drinking soda. Let’s say you start becoming minorly obese. There are a ton of side effects of obesity. Maybe you get high levels of sugar in your body. That can lead to all kinds of issues that you don't want to ever deal with. Think about all of the health issues that will be solved if we taxed soda. Just minimizing the amount of everyday soda drinkers in half, you just saved about 60 thousand lives! I think 60 thousand lives is enough to tax …show more content…
Soda is the leading cause of people with type 2 diabetes("Even If You're Lean, 1 Soda Per Day Ups Your Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes." NPR. NPR, n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2016.) It passes all of the things that can give you diabetes. The most scary thing about soda and diabetes is that you don’t even have to be obese("Even If You're Lean, 1 Soda Per Day Ups Your Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes." NPR. NPR, n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2016.). You can be the most skinny person in the world, and drinking soda will cause diabetes just because you drank it. If we had a tax on soda, there would be many people cutting down on their intake of soda. It is very sad that this is
Soda composition may lead to 184,000 deaths a year(CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 23 Apr. 2016.). That number is way to large. If there was a tax on soda that number will greatly decrease. Not only would it make some people never drink soda, but it would reduce the everyday drinking. A pop a week isn’t an issue, but there are way too many americans that have a pop a day or even for every meal. What health issues does soda cause? Many, and they aren't all directly related to drinking soda. Let’s say you start becoming minorly obese. There are a ton of side effects of obesity. Maybe you get high levels of sugar in your body. That can lead to all kinds of issues that you don't want to ever deal with. Think about all of the health issues that will be solved if we taxed soda. Just minimizing the amount of everyday soda drinkers in half, you just saved about 60 thousand lives! I think 60 thousand lives is enough to tax …show more content…
Soda is the leading cause of people with type 2 diabetes("Even If You're Lean, 1 Soda Per Day Ups Your Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes." NPR. NPR, n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2016.) It passes all of the things that can give you diabetes. The most scary thing about soda and diabetes is that you don’t even have to be obese("Even If You're Lean, 1 Soda Per Day Ups Your Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes." NPR. NPR, n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2016.). You can be the most skinny person in the world, and drinking soda will cause diabetes just because you drank it. If we had a tax on soda, there would be many people cutting down on their intake of soda. It is very sad that this is