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,have you ever seen your friends family or neighbours who are not ideal or overweight,which restrict
movement activities ?did you know that this is all caused by consuming packaged sweetened drinks that
have been consumed for a long period of time ?length and number

Imagine if the people closet to you die because of diabetes or obesity,the main trigger of which is
packaged sweetened drinks.

Assalamualaikum wr.wb and good morning ladies and gentleman ,the honorable judges and dear my
friend who participate in this speech contest my name is niluh gita from sman 5 kendari,on this occasion
I would like to deliver my speech surrounding the topic of sweetened drinks,and I hope at the end of my
speech you may know about the threat of sweet beverages in packaging

If we look around ,there are lots of markets or traders that provide packaged sweetened drinks with
various variant ,which certainly makes you tempted to try them at least two out of three children in
Indonesia consume sweetened drinks at least once a day

Especially in the summer most people will choose sweetened drinks as refreshments and eventually lead
to dependence and addiction

Sweetened drinks are indeed very delicious but have many negative impacts in them.

You must be asking why sweetened drinks are so dangerous?

Because packaged drinks contain artificial sweeteners,syrup,liquid sugar,brown sugar and other
preservatives beside containing high sugar ,sweet drinks have no nutritional value for the body. Did you
know that in one bottle of packaged sweetened drinks there is 37.5 gr sugar,this very large amount if
consumed continuously and in excess will cause the risk of serious illness in your body,such as
obesity ,heart health problems ,hypertension ,diabetes,cholesterol tooth decay and many more

There are very many cases of disease caused by excessive consumption of sweetened drinks ,one of
which is the case of 3 year old boy who has diabetes because he often consumed boxed milk and sweet
boxed tea ,it is known that the boy’s blood sugar reaches 624 mg/dl ,which makes the boy have to get it
regularly hospitalization and use insulin or syringes hmm horrible isn’it?

Consumption of sweetened drinks can also have an impact on our mental health ,and also lead to
decreased bone quality and the risk of osteoporosis ,sweetened drinks contain phosphoric acid which
can cause the body to lose calcium and also adds plastic waste to the environment ,therefore I invite all
of you to reduce the consumption of packaged sweetened drinks together and choose the healthier
option water is the best choice as it provides hydration without added sugar and calories.if you want to
try a variety of flavors try adding sliced fresh fruit or mint for your water.fresh fruit juice made yourself
is also a healthier option because they contain natural fiber and nutrients ,it is important for all of us to
understand the danger of packaged sweetened drinks and take steps to protect our health ,by reducing
consumption of sweetened drinks we can build a healthier lifestyle and prevent the risk of serious illness
in the future
At the end of my speech I would like to invite all of you to say and instill this together in your heart “lets
reduce consumption of sweetened drinks and keep our bodies healthy

That’s alI my speech I hope it can be useful knowledge for all of us, and the end of my words
wassalamualaikum wr.wb and thank you