Coca Col An Epidemic Spreading Throughout The United States

Introduction Diabetes is an epidemic spreading throughout the United States. 29 million people in the United States currently live with diabetes. (â€Å"Center for disease control and prevention†, 2016). Coca Cola and Pepsi are two of the top soda distributers around the globe. Coca Cola has been a company since 1886 (â€Å"The History of Coca Cola†, 2014). On the other hand Pepsi has been avaible to the public since 1965 (â€Å"History of the birthplace†, 2013). These two companies have had over one hundred years combined to advertise, and sell their extremely un-healthy sugar filled beverages. That has aided the diabetes epidemic that is currently in the United States. If one consumes too much soda they will begin to have many health problems, which†¦show more content†¦In the years past scientists have recorded the number of deaths for each country that are because of or related to the over consumption of sugary carbonated drinks. Mexico has the most with a total of 404.5 million deaths, and the United States has the fourth most with 124.9 million deaths (Gebelhoff, 2015). With those statistics it can be concluded that consuming too much soda will lead to deadly disease, and possibly death. Next, it is shown through the nutrient facts how unhealthy soda is. The daily recommend sugar intake for adult males is 37.5 grams (Gunnars, 2015). The nutrient facts of one single 12 fluid ounce can of Mountain Dew contains 46 grams of sugar (â€Å"Calorie Count†, 2016). That is nearly 10 grams higher than what the recommended daily amount. A person would be going over the recommended amount without even considering other foods they ate throughout that day. By the end of the day a person could consume as much as twice the daily recommend amount, if they do not watch what they ate for that day. This simple statistic proves that drinking to many sugary beverages such as soda is not good for your health. In the next section of this project we will take a more in depth closer look into what actually happens to your body when humans consume too many sugary beverages. Also, how addicting caffeine is. Then there will be a discussing about individuals trying to cut down on the amount of soda they drink and the effects it has on