Soda

Mortality Weekly Report did a survey on 11,000 high school kids and showed that one and four teens drink some kind of soda a day. In earlier research studies showed that more than three-quarters of teens were drinking a sugary beverage each day. Even though todays number is lower than in past years it is still a alarming amount of teens that are drinking soda so frequently. Soda consumption has been linked to the dramatic increase in teen obesity. One study in Massachusetts showed that each…

the body. It is important that parents be informed of how essential nutrition is to weight loss, the ability to concentrate, and how even mood can be affected by the foods a child eats on a regular basis. Soda is a food item that draws attention in the world of nutrition. Though many claim that soda is not good for one’s health, the sciences behind such claims are not quite clear. Casey Seidenberg of The Washington Post set out…

The American population has a love of soda. They also have an obesity epidemic and a rising rate of obesity related diseases. Many city politicians have attempted to pass a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages in an effort to decrease consumption. However, a soda tax has met with opposition by consumers, some politicians, and the soft drink industry. The tax proposal continues to come up for debate by city officials and public health experts as the nation attempts to decrease empty carbohydrate…

brothers: Sodapop and Darry. If you’ve read the book, Soda and Darry might seem like polar opposites, but they do, in fact, share many common characteristics. Sodapop and Darry. Yin and Yang. Fire and Ice. Ponyboy’s two older brothers are opposites that attract. Let’s first examine what makes these two so distinctive from one another. They are different in their appearances, their personalities, occupations, and their relationships with Ponyboy. Soda has light-gold hair, dark brown eyes, and a…

If something tastes good it doesn’t mean that it is good for our health. Diet sodas are carbonated beverage which is a calorie-free carbonated and sweetened with saccharin or aspartame, cyclamate instead of sugar and it was believed to use in controlling weight. And technically help people lose weight and resist sugar-related diseases like diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Diet coke, Pepsi max, sprite zero, etc. it is almost very popular sugar-sweetened beverage has a “light” or a “diet” version…

Don’t be a Soda Bottle: Be Proactive When you face minor inconveniences in your day-to-day life, do you complain about it and say how unfair it is? Chances are venting your anger at your mom or brother didn’t help you resolve the issue. The first habit in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, by Sean Covey, can teach you ways to respond to your frustration in ways that will help you resolve your problems, instead of forcing your mom to ground you for the next week. The habit talks about being…

The protocol used to perform this experiment was followed as indicated by Simmons (2009). Three labeled glass jars with screw tops were obtained and approximately 8 grams of soda lime was added to only two of the jars. The other jar without soda lime served as a control to account for any CO2 already present in the chamber. All three jars were labeled with a number and location. Both jars containing the granules were oven dried to remove any water content for 24-hours. Next, jars were removed…

Red Soda Company vs. Blue Soda Company The Red soda company and the blue soda company was compared financially to determine financial ratios, turnovers, and coverages. Such ratios included the current ratio and the debt to asset ratio. Accounts receivable turnover and asset turnover was used to determine the stability of the company, and Current cash debt coverage was used to help determine liquidity. The following are the results. Liquidity Ratios Liquidity ratios are used to measure a…

With that being said, the soda tax would help so much because it would stop the consumers from buying, which would be one step closer to people losing weight and eating healthier. Soda has so much sugar and caffeine that helps the body stay awake and energized for what seems like a long time but most likely only lasts about an hour. Eating a fruit in the morning gives you more energy than drinking a cup of coffee or soda. Much more energy than people can even believe. It is not a matter of…

gallons of diet soda and other sugary beverages every year. Fast food restaurants, pharmacist places, vending machines and so many places all around America are bursting at the seams with diet soda. Diet sodas literally can harm human’s body on many levels from head to toe. Almost people know that soda is not a healthful drink, but they might not realize how much it can damage their health. The caffeine can have disadvantageous effects on the brain and nervous system; the acid in diet soda can…