SODA CONSUMTION

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Americans are finally starting to realize ____ dangers of soda, with

nearly two-thirds (63 percent) saying they actively try to avoid soda in
their diet, a new Gallup poll revealed.
This is ___ significant increase from 2002, when only 41 percent were
trying to avoid soda, and ___ clear sign that, as TIME reported, ___
soda craze is going flat.
___ soda industry is ___ $75-billion market, ___industry that reached
its greatest heights in the US during ___ 1980s and 1990s, when
Coca-Cola began pushing larger drink sizes and upsizing. Fountain
drink sizes grew more than 50 percent by 1990, and in 1994, the 20ounce plastic bottle was introduced in ___ US.
As people drank more and more soda, rates of obesity and diabetes
soared, and while ___soda industry still denies to this day any
connection, research suggests otherwise. ___supersized mentality
seems to have backfired for Coca-Cola and other beverage
companies, because as ___ health risks become clear, sales have
been on ___steady downward spiral.

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Blood donation involves collecting blood from a/the donor so it can be used
to treat someone else.
Blood donations are a/an/the essential part of our healthcare system. If we
did not have volunteers giving blood, many medical procedures we take for
granted could not take place.
Doctors and surgeons rely on blood donations to carry out life-saving and
the/a/0 life-enhancing treatments every day.
How can I donate blood?
Thousands of blood donation sessions are held each year by NHS Blood and
Transplant, so it is usually possible to attend one convenient for you.
You will need to answer some questions about your health and have
a/an/the quick blood test before you can donate blood. This is done to
ensure there is no danger to yourself or someone else.

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