Should Your Small Business Consider Banning Soda?

.     Soda is the link between sugar, human health and your business’ escalating health care costs. It is the single largest source of added sugar in the American diet. Here are two key facts regarding the role soda plays in driving us over a health care cliff: 1.  Just one 12 ounce can of regular soda contains almost 100% of the daily recommended amount of sugar intake. 2.  The San Antonio Longitudinal Study found that drinking just one can of DIET soda increases tummy fat. Liquid sugar is the new tobacco Liquid sugar and artificial sweaters are to the 21st century what tobacco was to the 20th century. Today, most businesses do not sell or supply cigarettes to work associates. Most businesses have human resources policies regarding smoking at the work place. The weight of evidence now makes the soda machine today’s equivalent to the 20th century cigarette machine. For reasons of human health, work associate productivity and business costs it is now time for every business to access the actions of Reebok and address the soda machine in your facilities. It is time to access whether the soda machine should follow the cigarette machine out the door. That makes logical sense but what manager, CEO or business owner wants to kick the hornet nest of taking sodas away from work associates? The first of this two part article series profiles best practices for banning soda at your workplace. Related articles: How Much Money Is Weight-Gain Costing Your Business? Create Employee Business Teams To Enable Weight Loss Success How To Build A Successful Small Business Wellness Program