Imagine you 're driving on a half finished bridge but only you didn 't know that it was only half finished so you drove on it and there was no warning sign that the bridge was under construction and not yet finished so you drove on it and drove off the bridge. Not putting a warning sign on the bridge telling you not to drive on it is similar to not putting a warning label on sugary beverages that could cause damage to your body. Because even though the bridge example would have killed you instantly too much sugary drinks could end up killing you in the long run. I agree that they should start apply warning labels on the outside of sugary drinks. My three reasons for saying yes to warning labels is that consuming sugary drinks can lead to health problems as they are very unhealthy, it 's also very addictive, and that the warning labels will actually work. On the contrary I can understand why some people might not want to put warning labels on sugary drinks. Some people might say no to warning labels they might say no …show more content…
First of all one reason that there should be warning labels on sugary drinks is because sugary drinks are very unhealthy to be consuming a lot of and could have several different diseases such as diabetes, heart attacks, obesity, liver damage, ext. "Obesity is the most common to occur from abusing sugary beverages." ( Lloyd, 2014) Since sugary drinks can be deadly and cause diseases plus are very unhealthy it would be a good idea to put warning labels on the containers to let the consumers know these things, to let the people know that abusing added sugar they could become obese, unhealthy, and/or have organ problems such heart attacks or large amounts of sugar cause liver fat. Obesity can be caused because added sugar is highly fattening. Sugary beverages are also the easiest way to consume excessive amounts of fructose says Joe Leech in his article " 13 ways that sugary soda is bad for your health" Sugar is added to so many of the foods we eat
. . . In this issue of the JCI [Journal of Clinical Investigation], Stanhope and colleagues demonstrate that consumption of fructose-sweetened but not glucose-sweetened beverages for 10 weeks increases de novo lipid synthesis, promotes dyslipidemia, impairs insulin sensitivity, and increases visceral adiposity in overweight or obese adults” (Abstract). Fructose sweetener is another way to say high fructose corn syrup. This study proved that fructose sweetened drinks caused harm to the body and signaled a starting point for diseases such as metabolic syndrome, obesity, insulin difficulties, high blood pressure, high triglycerides, low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and ultimately coronary heart disease. Not only does high fructose cause stress on the body, but fructose can also cause serious
Food companies jump through meticulous hoops just for the reason of withholding nutritional information from their customers. “These companies fight, tooth and nail, against labeling. The fast food industry fought against giving you the calorie information. They fought against telling you if there is trans-fat in your food. The meat packing industry for years prevented country-of-origin labeling.
First, Too much sugar can cause serious damage health probs, for example, there’s a chance of obesity, heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes. and tooth decay. Like so, Robert Lustig pediatrician in CA, “sugar sweetened drinks are the biggest source of added sugar in the american diet”. Which means there is TOO much sugar in a “America
The labels we see in our foods at grocery stores are not honest. The big companies put information that will make customers buy their product. In the essay “Don’t Blame the Eater”, written by David Zinczenko focuses on how bad customers are being informed about the food they consume. Zinczenko states “They would do well to protect themselves, and their customers, by providing the nutrition information people need to make informed choices about their products. Without such warnings we’ll see more sick, obese children and more angry, litigious parents,” (464).
No matter what these little thing called High Fructose Corn Syrup is in everything, we can’t go out with out having something with it in it. No one really looks at the labels to see what ingredients they are consuming have. However studies show that “give young healthy adults 0,10,17.5, or 25 percents of their daily calories requirements in a drink sweetened with high fructose corn syrup” (Liebman, 2015). According to Stanhope as he said “the liver turns fructose into triglycerides and sends some of it, along with cholesterol, into the blood” (Liebman, 2015). If high fructose corn syrup is that bad for our bodies then why do companions still put it in their products, why not take it out so we can have a healthier and better world then we do
HFCS: how it relates to us According to an article “The truth about Sugar” by Rachael Gorman, obesity rates in America have doubled over the last 20 years. Many studies have linked drinking sugary beverages with this increased obesity. An article posted by Harvard titled “Sugary Drinks and Obesity Fact Sheet” states that one out of three children in the United States are obese. Sugary drinks play a role in this rising epidemic.
When it comes to nutrition labels on food packaging, it only shows the amount of sugar in grams, never in percent. This gimmicks people into thinking that its not much sugar in the product they’re eating, because while the grams seem small, people are unaware of the actual amount of sugar placed into the product. Moving on, since the 1900s, obese rates in America have drastically increased in the 2000s. This meaning that people are starting to eat more food, with sugar they did not even know was in there. This is unfair to the people who develop diseases and illnesses, like getting obese, diabetes or cancer, because of the unknown amount of sugar placed into the food.
Doing this would help a lot of people get educated about what they eat and how it would affect their body. High Fructose Corn Syrup could be really harmful but every company started using it because it sweeter and cheaper than sugar which mean they don't have to use the same amount as sugar they could use less and still get the same result as sugar. To be more healthy we should avoid HFCS as much as we could.
Does root beer and other sodas need sugar warning labels? Some people think that soda needs to have warning labels because it is loaded with sugar. I disagree with this because people have a right to chose is they drink poison or soda or water. It is completely their choice.
When reading food labels it can be very important because you can compare products and see witch is the best and when you compare them then you can see how much fat, sugar or cholesterol is going into your body. When you read food labels you then can see what foods are higher in vitamins then other foods. But if you do not read the food labels of foods then you may be putting higher amounts of fat or sugar into your body that you do not know about and over time that can be very bad for you. The information on food labels is only one serving of that type of food so if you do not read the information on the food labels then you may be putting things like extra sugar or fat into you body that you do not need and that is very bad for you. For example, if a food label said that it had 50 calories and 3grams of sugar and then it said 2 servings that then would mean that you were eating 2 times what the food label stated in the first place.
Most kids today drink sugary drinks when they get home or when go out to eat. Grocery stores sell soda and sugary drinks throughout the business (Leaf Group Ltd). Someone could be getting their groceries, and they would be able to get them with all of the other food or where they check out. “Researchers tracking 6,900 fifth-graders from public schools in 40 states through the eighth grade found that 85% of eighth graders reported drinking a sugared beverage at least once a week (about 30% said they drank them every day), regardless of whether their schools banned them or not. ”(Alice Park).
Throughout my research for my argumentative essay, I have come to a conclusion that labels on foods are confusing for most people, they are not clear enough and they make people second guess what they are buying. This problem has caused people to have real life issues and has caused this world to make some problems even bigger. I want these sources to help me argue that this is a big issue and that there is way to fix it. My research goals are to find sources that will provide the meaning of each words on the labels, discuss what problems these labels cause such as people to ruining their healthy lifestyle, causing people to have trouble finding out if they are allergic to the food, and causing people to waste more food. I also want to find
In the article it states ….. , “Soda consumption is linked to weight problems. ”Interestingly, the increased risk with soft drinks was tightly linked to increased weight.” This basically states that soda consumption is related to weight and can affect your weight. The infographic states, “Drinking one soda a day equates for consuming 39 pounds of sugar per year.” Also the infographic states,” Sugar-sweetened beverages are linked to more than 180,00 obesity - related deaths a year.
Did you know that 60% of adults and one in four children in Australia are overweight or obese, making us one of the most overweight developed nations? Almost half of our population comsumes a sugary drink each day. I believe that it is about time we do something about this. With sugary drinks and weight related health problems closely linked, leading experts from the cancer Council, diabities Australia and the Heart foundation say the sugar tax would be a great solution.
Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, which include soft drinks, fruit drinks, ice tea, energy and vitamin water drinks across the globe. Regular consumption of sugary sweetened beverages have been associated with weight gain, obesity and diabetes. The role of sugary sweetened beverages in the development of related chronic metabole diseases such as metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes, has not been quantitatively reviewed . How is consuming sugary beverages harmful to the body ?