Everybody is trying to be health conscious now a days, and people are watching what they consume. Sometimes this may be hard though, as junk food is way more accessible and is usually cheaper compared to the healthy foods. That is probably why a lot of people are eating junk food and drinking pop and sugary drinks, which in turn leads to an obesity epidemic.

This has caused the New York Health Department to start a scare campaign to stop people from drinking pop. The ad made by the New York Health Department shows a man pouring pop which slowly turns into fat into a glass, then the man proceeds to drink it. At the end of the commercial a huge load of fat is then dropped onto a plate, and the commercial states that by drinking 1 can of soda a year will lead to making you 10 pounds fatter. Honestly, this ad did make me a bit more health conscious about my choices of beverages, as I am a pop drinker myself.

Obesity is definitely growing to be an epidemic, and the sad thing is many people aren't taking it seriously. There are so many health problems related to obesity, that I would have to say scare effective campaigns are seriously needed. I say this because rarely people think about the consequences of what they eat, and only the facts can scare them away from eating the unhealthy foods.

If the US implements this tax I am pretty sure that Canada would be pressured to also start putting a tax on pop. This would probably make me stop buying pop and unhealthy foods regularly. However, 15 cents is that not much of an increase so I'm pretty sure a lot of regular pop drinkers will stick with their spending habits.