In fact,the customers are financially supporting the organizations, businesses when they buy these drinks,and the company benefits from their consumption.
Let’s review the risks of the consumption of soda:
1.Soda increases diabetes risk.
The increased sugar levels will cause you a lot of stress in the pancreas, and with this it can damage the ability to keep up with the need of insulin that the body has to get. The risk of getting type 2 diabetes is raised by 25 % is you consume 2 or more beverages a day.
2. Soda contains artificial sweeteners.
Consuming Artificial sugars is related to lots of different illnesses and diseases like cancer for instance.
3. Caffeine in soda blocks the absorption of magnesium.
Carolyn Dean, M.D., N.D. claims that magnesium is essential for over 325 enzyme reactions in the body, supports the detoxification of the body, and is needed to reduce the damage from environmental chemicals, heavy metals, and other toxins.
4. Soda causes Asthma.
One South Australian study involved 16,907 participants aged 16 years and older, and researchers found that increased levels of soda consumption were linked to asthma and COPD.
5. Caramel coloring in soda leads to cancer.
The caramel coloring in colas is produced in a chemical process, and it is not made from caramelized sugar. In fact, it is a result of the reaction of sugars with ammonia and sulfites under high pressure and temperatures.
These chemical reactions cause the formation of 2-methylimidazole (2-MI) and 4 methylimidazoles (4-MI), which have been shown in government-conducted studies to lead to liver, lung, or thyroid cancer or leukemia in laboratory mice and rats.
6.Soda is high in calories.
Coca Cola is devoid of nutrients but extremely rich in sugar. Namely, a 20 ounce can of Coca Cola contains 17 teaspoons of sugar and 240 calories.
7. Soda raises the obesity risk in children. Each additional soda drink raises the risk of obesity by about 60%.
8. Soda cans are lined with BPA.
It has been found that soda cans are coated with the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A (BPA), which causes numerous side-effects, from heart disease to obesity to reproductive problems.
9. Some sodas contain a flame retardant.
Numerous citrus-based sodas and sports drink contain brominated vegetable oil (BVO) to prevent their separating. Yet, it has been patented by chemical companies as a flame retardant and is banned in over 100 countries.
10. Soda raises heart disease in men.
Each soda consumed daily raises the risk of heart disease by 20% in men.
11. Soda is extremely high sugar.
The average 20-ounce Coca-Cola can contains 17 teaspoons of sugar, which seriously damage health.
12. Soda depletes the mineral levels.
Researchers at Tufts University conducted a study which involved thousands of men and women and showed that women who drank 3 or more cola-based sodas daily, had almost 4% lower bone mineral density in their hips, although their calcium and vitamin D levels were controlled.
13. Soda changes your metabolism.
The findings of Dr. Hans-Peter Kubis, the director of the Health Exercise and Rehabilitation group at Bangor University in England, showed that the regular consumption of soda can actually change the metabolism in the human body.
His study involved participants who drank 140 grams of sugar daily for a month and their metabolism was changed, as they could not burn fat and lose weight easily.
14. Soda reduces the kidney function.
A study which lasted for 11 years, conducted at the Harvard Medical School, and involved 3,318 women, showed that diet cola is related to a two-fold increased risk for kidney decline.
15. Caramel coloring in soda causes vascular issues.
Dr. Nehal N. Mehta, director of Inflammatory Risk Cardiology at the University of Pennsylvania, claims that there is a relationship between vascular problems and caramel-containing products.
16. The consumption of more than one soda daily raises the risk for heart disease and metabolic syndrome.
Ravi Dhingra, M.D., lead author of the study and an instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School claims that “If you are drinking one or more soft drinks a day, you may be increasing your risk of developing metabolic risk factors for heart disease.”
Research has confirmed that people who are consuming one or more sodas a day had a 48 % increased risk of metabolic syndrome in comparison to those consuming less than one soft drink daily.
17. The acid in soda wears away dental enamel.
Laboratory testing on the acidity of these drinks indicates that the amount of acid in soda wears away dental enamel.
18. Sodas containing ascorbic acid and potassium benzoate can form benzene, which is a popular carcinogen.
The FDA claims that when benzoate is exposed to light and heat in the presence of vitamin C, it can be turned into benzene, which is considered to be a carcinogen by the American Cancer Society.
19. Daily sodas and other sugar-sweetened drinks lead to Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD).
One study involved 2,634 individuals who completed a CT scan in estimating the amount of fat in the liver.
Researchers found a higher prevalence of NAFLD among people who consumed more than one sugar-sweetened drink daily compared to people who didn’t consume sugar-sweetened beverages.
20. Soda dehydrates the body.
Caffeine is a diuretic, meaning that it supports the urine production. Hence, in the case the body’s cells are dehydrated, they cannot absorb nutrients easily, and cannot eliminate waste with ease as well.
21. Diet sodas contain mold inhibitors.
Diet sodas contain mold inhibitors which are labeled as sodium benzoate or potassium benzoate. Peter Piper, a professor of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at the University of Sheffield in the U.K., for an interview for a British newspaper, claims that:
“These chemicals have the ability to cause severe damage to DNA in the mitochondria to the point that they totally inactivate it – they knock it out altogether.”
This preservative has been related to hives, asthma, and other allergic conditions. Some companies have substituted sodium benzoate with potassium benzoate, including Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi.
Yet, both of them have been classified as irritants to the eyes, mucous membranes, and skin by the Food Commission in the UK.
22. Diet soda does not help the weight loss process.
Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center discovered that the more diet sodas a person drank, the higher their risk of becoming overweight.
The consumption of 2 or more cans daily increased waistlines by 500% greater than those who did not drink soft drinks.
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