Over 50% of Americans consume at least 1 sugary drink a day. I would imagine everyone in the audience has been to a fast-food restaurant at least once or consumed a sugary drink over 16 oz at the movies and the law that creates this issue directly relates to fast food places and the movies. What if I told you that in New York City it is illegal to buy a 20 oz Coca-Cola at McDonald's or 7-11. I am addressing this topic because this very law may one day make its way down from New York City to Washington D.C. The Ban on sodas over 16 oz in New York City is unjust in that it goes against the "Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness  promise on which the United States was built and does not address the real issue it was designed to effect (Jefferson). Proponents of the soda ban such as New York City's Mayor Michael Bloomberg argue that sugary drinks over sixteen ounces should be banned because of the many health risks related to the consumption of sugary drinks. A few of the diseases that have been proven to be caused by drinking soft drinks are type two diabetes, heart disease, and osteoporosis (Harvard). Additionally, according to the Framingham Heart study a person who drinks one or more soft drinks a day is almost two times as likely to develop type two diabetes. This poses a serious threat to the health of Americans because the average American consumes four soft drinks a week (Harvard). The affects of diabetes are serious and can lead to pre-mature death. These affects are both short term and long term, but the long term effects such as the development of heart disease, high blood pressure, loss of vision, and kidney failure can be fatal. Furthermore, according to the Center of Disease Control around 600,000 deaths in the United States were reported to be caused by heart disease. That is one in every four deaths (Heart)! Heart disease is such a problem in the United States that the federal government spends roughly 109 billion dollars a year on treating patients with heart disease (Heart). Another disease that has been traced to soft drinks is Osteoporosis. The reason for this is that the carbonation in carbonated drinks develops small air pockets in bones that would normally be filled by calcium. Over time theses air pockets cause bones to become fragile and brittle resulting in Osteoporosis. Like heart disease Osteoporosis is a serious disease and causes sharp pains in the body and can lead to the immobility of some, from bone weakness (Windle). As you can see, drinking large quantities of sugary drinks is not good for our health. Not only do soft drinks pose major health risks in the form of disease, but they also create bad health habits. When arguing f