The Banning Of Sugary Drinks In The United States

In the past, sugary drinks were being developed and were accepted as a part of the human diet. Today, however, sugary drinks are being scrutinized about contributing to the rise of obesity in humans. A ban of the amount of how much of a sugary drink shall be sold is illogical because it is over stepping the government’s power and obesity is caused by other factors then just eating and drinking.

To begin with, if the ban of the sale of large sugary drinks were to be upheld, it would be getting away from the purpose of America being the land of the free. The ban would restrict the right of how much of a certain drink can be bought. The ban does not make sense because it would be going against the idea behind and morale of having a democratic government. It would be an unfair ruling to ban the sale of these drinks, especially when the ban called for certain drinks and certain locations.

Furthermore, the factors that contribute to obesity are not just eating and drinking.

Many factors contribute to the rise of obesity within the population. These factors include genetics, medical problems, age, social/economic issues, and lack of physical activity. It states in the article, “Even if you have one or more of these risk factors, it doesn't mean that you're destined to become obese. You can counteract most risk factors through diet, physical activity and exercise, and behavior changes” (Mayo). The important part is that there are multiple factors that can cause obesity, but all of these can be avoided with a good diet, physical activity, and possible behavior changes. This is key because the article completely says that if you do those three, obesity can be avoided. So, will more exercise and some behavior changes, obesity can be fixed in the

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Although some may say that there are several health issues with the selling of large sugary drinks, this is overstepping the Department of Health’s power. Plus, the desired effect wanted by people for the facts would never be achieved. It says in the article, that the ban would be excluding a lot of drinks including juice, milk, and so called diet sodas. It has been proven that sugar free and diet sodas are as fattening as the sodas and sugary drinks that the ban is calling for. A lot of the issue is the use of artificial sweeteners that trick the body into wanting more of the substance (Griffin). This shows that it isn’t just the sugary drinks, it is the vast majority of drinks in general. A large amount of drinks that are sold are fattening to the human body. Also, although soda is looked at as the main contributor, it is only a total of 45% of the amount of sugary drinks sold. That means that they would only be trying to cut out some of the sugary drinks and still leave other high sugar drinks to be sold in high quantities. Therefore, the ban of large amounts of sugary drinks is not smart nor necessarily legal.
In conclusion, obesity can be changed with lifestyle changes, the ban is overstepping the government’s power, and the drinks are just a small portion of obesity. If the several factors were changed or helped, obesity could be ended. The government’s involvement is right, but they are totally in the wrong category on what to do. The government needs to look into a more effective way on how to solve obesity. Therefore, the ban of large sugary drinks is impractical of the government.