Drinking soda is not at all healthy and has its fair share of side effects. If you've been reading health magazines and websites for any length of time, you've read a litany of reasons why soda is bad for you. Drinking soda is bad for your health in so many ways. The effects are quite detrimental to your body.
The key ingredient in diet soda has been found to increase hunger, so while your drink is calorie-free, you may end up eating more. Scientists speculate that the phosphoric acid and caffeine in soda contribute to osteoporosis. A brown coloring that contains 2-methylimidazole and 4-methylimidazole,
chemicals that have been linked to lung, liver, and thyroid cancer in
lab rats an mice.
Side Effects of Soda
What's in your soda? Sodium, flavor additives, sugar (sucrose) and corn syrup, aspartame, aramel color, phosphoric acid and caffeine. Diet soda has been linked to an increased risk of stroke and scientists think the high sodium content could be the culprit. Along with the sugar content and acidity of soda, flavor additives in
non-cola drinks ( such as ginger and lemon-lime versions ) contribute to
the erosion of tooth enamel. Here top 7 reasons you should not drink soda.
- Excessive artificial sweeteners makes you crave more.
- Phosphoric acid, weakens bones and rots teeth.
- High fructose corn syrup is a concentrated from of sugar, fructose derived from corn. It increases body fat, cholesterol and triglycerides and it also makes you hungry.
- Potassium benzoate, preservative that can be broken down to benzene in your body. Keep you soda in the sun and benzene = carcinogen
- Carmel color, made from the chemical caramel, is purely cosmetic, it doesn't add flavor yet is tainted with carcinogens.
- Formaldehyde, carcinogen, it is not added in soda but when you ingest aspartame, it will break down into 2 amino acids and methanol = formic acid + formaldehyde (diet sodas).
- Food dyes, impaired brain function, hyperactive behavior, difficulty focusing, and lack of impulse control.
Sugar and acid in soft drinks easily dissolve tooth enamel. When tooth decay reaches the nerve, the root, and the area at the base of the tooth, the tooth may die and, if left untreated, an abscess can develop. Most soft drinks contain high fructose corn syrup, a sweetener that’s recently come under considerable scrutiny.
