i give you the reasons why we need to give up soda drinking

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I give you the reasons why we need to give up soda drinking.

1.Soda Is Useless.

First of all, there are no nutritionally beneficial components in soft drinks. Soft drinks mostly consist of

filtered water and refined sugars. Yet the average American drinks about 57 gallons of soft drinks each

year.

2Weight Gain & Obesity

Many people either forget or don't realize how many extra calories they consume in what they drink.

Drinking a single 330 ml can a day of sugary drinks translates to more than 1lb of weight gain every month.

Several scientific studies have provided experimental evidence that soft drinks are directly related to weight

gain. The relationship between soft drink consumption and body weight is so strong that

researchers2 calculate that for each additional soda consumed, the risk of obesity increases 1.6 times.

According to the results of high quality study3 reducing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages helped

reduce body mass index in the heaviest teenagers.

3Diabetes

This is a consequence of #2. Anything that promotes weight gain increases the risk of diabetes. Drinking

soda not only contributes to making people fat, but it also stresses the body's ability to process sugar 5.

Some scientists now suspect that the sweet stuff may help explain why the number of Americans with type

2 diabetes has tripled from 6.6 million in 1980 to 20.8 million today.

Rapidly absorbed carbohydrates like high fructose corn syrup put more strain on insulin-producing cells

than other foods. When sugar enters the bloodstream quickly, the pancreas has to secrete large amounts

of insulin for the body to process it. Some scientists believe that the unceasing demands that a soda habitplaces on the pancreas may ultimately leave it unable to keep up with the body's need for insulin. Also,

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insulin itself becomes less effective at processing sugar; both conditions contribute to the risk of developing

diabetes.

Interestingly, women who consumed a lot of fruit juice--which is high in natural fructose--were not at

increased risk of diabetes, leading researchers to speculate that naturally occurring sugars may have

different metabolic effects than added sugars. They also speculate that vitamins, minerals, fiber, and

phytochemicals in fruit juices may have a protective effect against weight gain and diabetes,

counterbalancing the adverse effects of sugar.

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and Harvard Medical School4 analyzed data

from the Nurses' Health Study II, a trial tracking the health of more than 51,000 women. None of the

participants had diabetes at the onset of the study in 1991. Over the following 8 years, 741 women were

diagnosed with the disease. Researchers found that women who drank one or more sugary drinks a day

gained more weight and were 83% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than those who imbibed less

than once a month.

4Weakened Bones And Risk Of Osteoporosis

Frequent consumption of soft drinks may also increase the risk of osteoporosis, 6 especially in people who

drink soft drinks instead of calcium-rich milk7. High soda consumption (particularly cola15) in children poses a

significant risk factor for impaired calcification of growing bones.

In the 1950s, children drank 3 cups of milk for every 1 cup of sugary drinks. Today that ratio is reversed: 3

cups of sugary drinks for every cup of milk. Tellingly, osteoporosis is a major health threat for 44 million

Americans. Most experts now say that the real culprit is soda's displacement of milk in the diet, though

some scientists believe that the acidity of colas may be weakening bones by promoting the loss of calcium.

5Dental Caries And Erosion

Soda eats up and dissolves the tooth enamel8. Researches9 say that soft drinks are responsible for

doubling or tripling the incidence of tooth decay.

The acidity can dissolve the mineral content of the enamel, making the teeth weaker, more sensitive, and

more susceptible to decay. Soda's acidity makes it even worse for teeth than the solid sugar found in

candy.

Dental experts continue to urge that people drink less soda pop, especially between meals, to prevent tooth

decay and dental erosion.

6Kidney Damage

People who down sugary drinks don't feel as full as those who consume the same amount of calories in

solid food.

This theory was born out by researchers at Purdue University who, in 2000, gave 15 volunteers 450calories a day of either soda or jelly beans for a month and then switched them for the next month, while

monitoring their total calories. The candy eaters compensated for the extra calories by eating less food

and maintained their weight; during the soda phase, the volunteers ate more and gained.

There is good evidence that cola beverages can increase the risk of kidney problems, more so than non-

cola sodas.

Researches clearly demonstrated that large quantities of cola result in enhanced kidney stone formation16-17.

If you're wondering exactly how soft drinks cause kidney stones, it's because of their acidity and radical

mineral imbalances. Your body must buffer the acidity of soft drinks with calcium from your own bones. As

this calcium is eliminated through your urine, it slowly forms kidney stones.

In a study published in the journal Epidemiology 14, the team compared the dietary habits of 465 people with

chronic kidney disease and 467 healthy people. After controlling for various factors, the team found that



























drinking two or more colas a day (whether artificially sweetened or regular) was linked to a twofold risk of

chronic kidney disease.

7Increased Blood Pressure

Experts have reasons to believe that overconsumption of fructose, particularly in the form of soft drinks,

leads to an increase in blood pressure22.

8Likely To Cause Heartburn

Soft drink consumption is a strong predictor of heartburn20-21.

9Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factor

Soft drink consumption is a significant risk factor for developing of metabolic syndrome18, a combination of

the symptoms such as high blood pressure, obesity, high cholesterol, and insulin resistance.

10Harmful Effects On Liver

There is evidence that consumption of too many soft drinks puts you under increased risk for liver cirrhosis

similar to what chronic alcoholics have19.

11Impaired Digestive System

Soda, no matter who makes it, is the most acidic beverage you can buy, with a pH of about 2.5 1, about the

same as vinegar, but the sugar content disguises the acidity. To put that into perspective, consider that

battery acid has a pH of 1 and pure water has a pH level of 7.

Interesting fact: A pH below 4 or above 10 will kill most fish and very few animals can tolerate waters

with a pH below 3 or above 11.

Why does that matter? Throughout the digestive system, that starts from the mouth and ends up at the

anus only the stomach can resist an acidic environment up to pH 2.0. But before the acidity of soft drink

reaches the stomach it passes through all the other organs involved in the digestive system thus causingan abnormal acidic environment. The linings of the mouth, pharynx and esophagus are highly sensitive to

acids.

The phosphoric acid present in soft drink competes with the hydrochloric acid of the stomach and affects its

functions. When the stomach becomes ineffective, food remains undigested causing indigestion, gassiness

or bloating (swelling of stomach).

12Dehydration

Another problem with sodas is that they act as dehydrating diuretics. Both caffeine and sugar cause

dehydration.

Caffeine is a diuretic and causes an increase in urine volume. High concentration of sugar is drawing off water because your kidneys try to expel the excess sugar out of the blood. When you drink a caffeinated

soda to quench your thirst, you will actually become thirstier.

13High Caffeine Content

Another advantage of avoiding sodas is that you will avoid the unnecessary caffeine. Soda drinks are a

major source of caffeine in the American diet.

High doses of caffeine can cause irritability, restlessness, tension, insomnia, high blood pressure,

gastrointestinal disturbance, excessive urination, irregular heartbeat and other side effects.

14Toxins - Aspartame
















If you think diet soda is better think again. The poison in diet soda is an artificial sweetener aspartame.

Aspartame is made up of three chemicals: aspartic acid, phenylalanine, and methanol. It is used because

it's about 200 times sweeter than table sugar.

Despite US FDA approval as a "safe" food additive, aspartame is one of the most dangerous substances

added to foods. After you drink an aspartame-sweetened product, aspartame breaks down into its starting

components: phenylalanine, aspartic acid, and methanol (that further converts to formaldehyde and formic

acid, which are known carcinogens.). There are over 92 different health side effects associated with

aspartame consumption10-13.

15Possible Cell Damage Ability

A new health scare erupted over soft drinks recently amid evidence that they may cause serious cell

damage. Research from a British university suggests a common preservative E211, known as sodium

benzoate, found in drinks such as Fanta and Pepsi Max has the ability to switch off vital parts of DNA.

Sodium benzoate occurs in small amounts naturally in berries, but is used in large quantities to prevent

mould in soft drinks.

16There Are So Many Healthy Alternatives!

Soda replaces healthier drinks. By drinking soda, you cut the intake of fresh juices, milk, and even water

and deprive yourself from essential vitamins and minerals.

• Water. Water is the best drink in the world.

• Tea. Any kind of tea - herbal, green or black - is rich in antioxidants, which were shown to protects

the body form many health problems.

• 100% Juice. Fruit juice can be also useful for flavoring your water and teas.

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