Olivia Rea Rea, 1
Mr. Odeen
12 English
10/4/16
Drink up!
Have you ever wondered what is really in your Mountain Dew? You might not want to know after reading this. It turns out there is a lot more unhealthy, dangerous ingredients within every bottle. I understand that people love the beverage and that most people are smart about how much of the Mountain Dew they consume, but if you don’t really pay attention to the amount you drink, and don’t care for your teeth properly, those drinking habits could lead to a serious dental problem. In the article (Mobile Clinic Treats ‘Mountain Dew Mouth’) it says “Mountain Dew has 50 percent more caffeine and sugar than other PepsiCo products like Coke or Pepsi.”(Keturah Gray and Joseph Diaz) Mountain Dew will decay your teeth much faster than Coke or Pepsi because it has a lot more sugar and acid.
Not only is Mountain Dew dangerous because of the excessive amount of sugar, but also because of the excessive amount of sugar, but also because it can be extremely addictive. In the same article, dentist Smith talks about an eleven-year-old patient who couldn’t brush his teeth because they were too damaged by Mountain Dew. “He drank too much Mountain Dew… It’s causing his gums to be inflamed.” (Keturah Gray and Joseph Diaz) Be smart about what you drink and remember to see a dentist regularly.
Lastly, there’s another fun fact about what is really in your Mountain Dew. This drink contains BVO which stands for Brominated vegetable oil, or in other words a “patented flame retardant”. According to the article “Flame Retardant in Your Mountain Dew? Yep” it states that “…a few patients have needed medical attention for skin lesions, memory loss, and nerve disorders… all symptoms of overexposure to BVO” (Mikaela Conley) Drinking the soda comes with other possible consequences than the over intake of sugar a
You may not have realized how dangerous over-drinking Mountain Dew really is. If you are still going to drink this harsh soda and none of these “scary” facts are going to stop you, then I would suggest limiting how much you drink and to always brush your teeth good after.
Works Sited
Gray, Keturah, and Joseph Diaz. "Mobile Clinic Treats 'Mountain Dew Mouth'" ABC News. ABC News Network, 13 Feb. 2009. Web. 06 Oct. 2016.
Conley, Mikaela. "Flame Retardant in Your Mountain Dew? Yep." ABC News. ABC News Network, 15 Dec. 2011. Web. 06 Oct. 2016.
Olivia Rea
Creative writing
12-2-16
Hello, My name is Dwight.
Jim and I always like to fight.
Some would say that i look scary,
But unlike Creed’s 9 toes I’m not that hairy.
I live on a beet farm,
It’s small and old but it still has it’s charm.
I have a cousin Moes
But unlike everyone he knows,
What happened that night
When Angela's cat viciously died.
I work at Dunder Mifflin,
Where i am a paper salesman.
I wear mustard-colored t-shirts,
My style could always be worse.
Michael Scott is my boss,
Who is 45 and still doesn't know how to unclip bras.
He has never been married,
All of his girlfriends are always temporary.
He once dated his boss,
Which almost lead to her job loss.
I live in Philadelphia, Scranton to be exact.
Right where the Scranton strangler attacked.
I am a volunteer police man deputy,
Until when that put Michael's job in jeopardy.
I found a joint in the parking lot,
So that meant that everyone had to pop a squat.
One thing Michael Scott failed to mention,
Was that he made out with a girl with a lip ring,
and it created some tension.
Which inferred that Michael needed some clean urine.
So i gave him mine which was quite a burden.
One day Dwight had a heart attack on the way to work.
All of the EMTs were kind of jerks.
In the hospital they gave him a lot of paperwork.
They said his heart is a real piece of work.
Later that day,
Dwight was determined to go back to work with a smirk.
He snuck out of the hospital,
wearing nothing but a huge hospital skirt.
When he arrived at work,
he exited the elevator looking a lot like a pervert.
Still high on his surgery drugs,
he never seemed to notice,
That the door had pulled off his skirt.
He walked around for bit
Then collapsed to sit.
It didn't take long for everyone to notice,
That the strange line down Dwight’s chest was a slit.