Raising the prices on soda reduces America’s wasteline.
When the prices are raised on something then the consumption tends to drop. This trend is common and it’s just as common with raising prices on what we call pop, soda or soft drinks.
A hospital in Boston recently experimented with this trend by raising the cost on soft drinks by 35%. The sale of soft drinks dropped 26% with this drop.
By increasing prices on soda it reduces consumption and by reducing consumption it can reduce the waistline of Americans. Fooddemocracy.com said, “The relationship between soft drink consumption and body weight is so strong that researchers calculate that for each additional soda consumed, the risk of obesity increases 1.6 times.”
If Americans aren’t drinking soda then they are decreasing their chances of getting fatter and from other health risks, “Adolescents who consume soft drinks display a risk of bone fractures three to four-fold higher than those who do not.”
Soft drinks are unhealthy, they amount to at least 7 percent of all calories consumed by a person daily and sticking a couple coins in a machine won’t buy a soda for much longer when the price keeps steadily increasing.
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