An Analysis of the New York City Soda Ban

Introduction The epidemic of obesity is one of the most pressing problems in American society and the public policy initiative in the United States. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 35% of American adults over the age of 35 are obese (CDC, 2013). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention further pointed out that 69.2% of American adults over the age of 20 years are overweight (this ratio includes obese people). The problem of obesity is not specific to American adults. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 18.4% of adolescents aged 12 to 19 are now obese (CDC, 2013).

It seems crazy to see a baby drink soda today. The school district across the country took soda from the school and the New York City Health Department proposed a ban on super large soda. But todayadays many adults choose to offer "healthy" juices to their children, which is a deceptive nutrition marketing, but it may as well be bad. From the 1948 advertisement, you can see that Camel's game campaign is probably the most common fake advertisement. However, nearly all tobacco companies, including advertisements of Chesterfield's 1953, have been reworked by experts and showed that "there is no side-effect" in smoking, almost all tobacco companies have science to support their products It is distorted. When Levin published his final research on smoking and lung cancer, experts continue to suggest that there are other factors contributing to cancer and lung disease.

What is Soda Banning? Soda ban is aimed at limiting the size of New York City soft drinks and banning the sale of sweet drinks in excess of 16 ounces. Why should we ban soda? Soda ban should occur because we know that soda is risking our lives. This includes health risks and other chronic symptoms. First, when you drink varying amounts of soda, many health risks occur. Obesity is one of the most serious and rapidly growing health problems. As stated in the New York City Obesity Countermeasure Committee's program, obesity is also the leading cause of preventable death after tobacco, killing 5,800 New York City residents annually. Studies have shown that 3,437,000 people in New York alone are overweight or obese. This is not only 58% of the city! Strict measures were taken to help reduce this figure. Chronic diseases such as heart disease

Due to the unhealthy nature of drinks, several municipal governments recently taxed soda water. In New York City, Democratic politician Felix Ortiz called for salt ban. Therefore, choosing between soda and junk food is hampered by the rise in taxes. Regarding drugs, some conservatives are hoping that the government will manage extremely what individuals can do in the body. They believe that abuse of drugs brings negative externalities and proves that government intervention is reasonable, but if others' rights are infringed or harmed by drugs