Soft Drinks Killing You Far

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Dr Vendryes | No One Has To Die Tomorrow 1,488 VIEWS
May 16, 2009

Do you have a drinking problem? I am not just talking about

alcohol. So, before you say ‘NO’, think about the amount of soft drinks that you and your
family consume. Whatever you call them, sodas, aerated water, pop or soft drinks are far
from soft.

In fact, they are deliberately designed to create an almost seductive and addictive experience.
They do not cause any sudden illness. Instead, as you sip your favourite soda you feel
energised by the added caffeine, your taste buds are assaulted by the combination of the sugar
and acid tastes while your palate is tickled by the playful sensations of the carbon dioxide
bubbles. No wonder these beverages are freely available at every restaurant, fast-food outlet,
snack counter, school, entertainment centre and sporting facility. No wonder the global soft-
drink business is a mega billion-dollar industry.

PHOSPHORIC ACID

What is a soft drink made up of? Let’s dissect your favourite soda. It contains a mixture of
substances like phosphoric acid, caffeine, sugar or artificial sweeteners, caramel or other
colouring agents, carbon dioxide gas, preservatives like sodium benzoate, aluminium (from
the can), all added to water.

Phosphoric acid is a strong acid that promotes an acidic environment in the body with many
negative effects. The phosphorus disturbs the delicate balance between calcium and
phosphorus in the blood, causing excessive loss of calcium in the urine. This can promote
osteoporosis, bursitis, arthritis, gout, bone spurs and kidney stones.

SUGAR AND SWEETENERS

Soft drinks contain a lot of sugar. A 12-ounce can of soda might well contain 12 teaspoonfuls
of sugar and with the popular supersizing concept, you or your child may consume more than
60 ounces at one sitting. What makes it worse is that the sugar in most of today’s soft drink is
not cane sugar but high-fructose corn syrup, a substance well-known to promote obesity,
diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. One recent independent study
demonstrated a strong link between soda consumption and childhood obesity. High sugar
consumption also causes the body to lose calcium and other minerals also promoting
osteoporosis and arthritis.

Avoiding the sugar by escaping to diet soft drinks may create even more problems. A study
published in the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health found that diet-soda
consumption also increases your risk of gaining weight and developing diabetes and heart
disease.

The popular sugar substitute in many soft drinks, Aspartame. (Equal/Sweet and
Low/NutraSweet), is a dangerous and poisonous substance as it breaks down in the body to
form chemicals like methanol, formaldehyde and formic acid. These agents are particularly
toxic to the nervous system and should not be a part of our diet.

Even the more acceptable sweetener Splenda has recently been in for question. In the
research mentioned before, Splenda was found to reduce the amount of good bacteria in your
intestines by 50 per cent and that may have negative health effects, particularly if you’re on
certain medications.

CAFFEINE

Caffeine is a stimulant naturally present in small quantities in some healthy drinks like green
tea and cocoa. Other natural beverages like coffee and black tea are often produced in such a
way as to deliberately increase their caffeine content. Soft drinks go a step further: they add
caffeine in larger quantities to the beverage to deliver a much higher dose of caffeine than is
found in the other drinks. I and other health experts believe that small amounts of caffeine
offer great health benefits, but the large levels in many soft drinks can be harmful and
addictive.

PRESERVATIVES

Sodium benzoate is a preservative used for decades by the global soft-drinks industry. It is
derived from benzoic acid, a substance that occurs naturally in some fruits, but is used in
large quantities to prevent the growth of mould in soft drinks. For the same reason it is also
added to pickles and sauces.

There have been concerns about sodium benzoate and cancer because when mixed with
vitamin C (sometimes added to some soft drinks), it produces benzene, a cancer-causing
substance. U.K. agencies have actually found high-levels of benzene in some brands of soft
drinks and removed them from the market.

CARBON DIOXIDE

Carbon dioxide is indeed a natural substance, but is also a waste gas that the body eliminates
from the lungs with each breath that we exhale. I see no virtue in regularly ingesting more of
this substance.

FOOD COLOURING AND CARAMEL

Caramel is a popular food colouring used to darken many soft drinks. It is made from
burning sugar and consumption has been associated with genetic defects and cancer in
animals. Many other artificial food-colouring agents have also been under scrutiny regarding
possible toxicity, and some have been outlawed.

ALUMINIUM

Aluminium gets into soft drinks because phosphoric acid corrodes the aluminium containers
used to package the beverage. The industry claims to have solved the problem by coating the
interior of the cans with plastic (that may cause other health problems). Nevertheless, toxic
amounts still seep into these drinks. Aluminium is a heavy metal that readily deposits and
accumulates in the brain and bones and has been implicated in both Alzheimer’s and
osteoporosis. Incidentally, the other common food sources of aluminium are processed
cheese antacids and processed cheese.

WATER

Water is the healthiest part of a soft drink. Perhaps we really do not need all the other stuff
that has been added. My advice: drink more water and have less soft drink. After all, you
are not just what you eat. You are also what you drink.

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Joe’s comments”

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