Persuasive Essay On Sugary Drinks

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The recent ban of sugary drinks over 16 ounces in New York has got the whole United States all riled up. People think that citizens should be able to choose what they can drink and cannot drink and how much of it. On the contrary, some people also think that the government should choose what you can drink and cannot drink because Americans are too “obese” or “overweight”. Take into consideration the people that are being called those things though, you may know that you are “obese” but it hurts to be called that, then adding on the pressure of knowing that everyone’s drinks are being taken away because of you, the minority. But if you go back to the source of where these sugary drinks come from, the companies, maybe that’s where the excess sugar should be stopped, it would fix the problem also. The government should regulate how much sugar can be processed in a drink per serving, at the factory stage not …show more content…
Cutting it off at the source would mean that it would also be cheaper to buy the products because there would be less sugar involved in the process making it so the extra sugar that is saved by not using it in this drink could go to something else, like ice cream to make the children happy! If the alternative is chosen, cutting off the sugar at its source, a legal serving size would have to be established for this ban to take place. For example, every soft drink sold in New York would have to have a serving size of 8 ounces. In later years that ban can be applied to foods also. Taking it a step further, which might be highly unlikely is controlling how much fat is allowed per serving. It would be much harder for the companies to find a recipe that tastes the same but with less fat and sugar but it can be done
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