Sugary Drinks In America

Sugary drinks are the main reason for obesity, advertising messages campaigning unhealthy food and drink consumption are making obesity rates increase, causing unhealthiness, thus government regulations are enforcing limits on unhealthy drinks and food to decrease obesity rates. Most sugary drinks over sixteen ounces banned from New York City's "restaurants, fast-food chains, theaters, delis, office cafeterias and most other places that fall under the Board of Health's regulation" (Jaslow) upsetting Americans who state “We are smart enough to make our own decisions about what to eat and drink” (Jaslow). Government regulations limiting the amount of a surgery drink in one serving Americans buy and consume will greatly decrease obesity rates …show more content…
The government needs to make regulations for the health safety of obese Americans by limiting super-sized sugary drinks in eateries. “Regulations make it easier for people to eat healthfully without having to think about it. They make the default choice the healthy choice” (“Food Politics”). Fast food industries biggest customers are children, they advertise unhealthy food by cartoons commercials on T.V. and they put toys inside their kid meals to get kids to pester their parents to buy it for them along with the buy of an unhealthy meal. default Some people will so become aware that the default choice is not as desirable, instead one might buy foods with trans fats, that are more desirable. Trans fat in foods are extremely important in a business to create a specific taste and texture in many foods that consumers find desirable, and without a desirable texture and taste to appeal to customers, businesses will lose customers and money. Government regulations are going to save more lives than they kill by increasing the health of today's …show more content…
Americans overeat, in fact, “there are pockets of the population who have no idea what a proper serving size is, [banning sixteen-ounce sodas] will help regain them in, however without educating New Yorkers about obesity risks, the ban may not be as effective as officials hope” (Jaslow). Americans will not understand why sixteen-ounce sodas are banned until they get an education on how it relates to one’s benefits. While someone has a bad habit of drinking super-sized cups of soda multiple times a day, their poor health goes beyond their personal problems, but “your illness has consequences for others” (Nestle). For example, one cannot smoke in public places, but would someone "leave it up to [people] to do as they please in these instances regardless of the effect of their choices on themselves, other people, and society?" ("Food Politics"). Regulations stopped the frequent use of smoking in public places, because it is not right in current society, and the Government will do the same for super-sized sugary sodas too. Some may continue drinking generous amounts of soda at eateries after the state’s law passes; the government is looking after the well-being of Americans, and one may order as many sodas as desired, just not all at once in a super-sized cup. Telling people soda will make you fat hardly ever got anyone to stop but regulations