Here are the 11 new reasons why you should not drink
sugary (and non-sugary) soft drinks anymore
Soft drinks are ubiquitous nowadays. You can find them in every convenient store, and you get them from automatic vending machines, and they’re the beverages of choice in all fast-food chains. We all know that soft drinks give you extra calories and make a lot of dentist very rich. But, they are much more than that. I have collected some recent scientific discoveries about soft drinks that will make you think twice before ordering a can of soft drink:
Soft drinks increase your risk of heart attack: One sugary beverage a day increases your risk of having a heart attack by 20 percent over a period of 22 years.
Soft drinks alter your metabolism, make it more difficult for you to burn fat and lose weight: The finding was based on the study of 11 healthy men and women who drank an equivalence of 140 grams of sugar every day for four weeks.
Soft drinks have carcinogens: 4-methylimidazole, a coloring compound and a carcinogen, was found in Coke, Diet Coke, Pepsi and Diet Pepsi.
Diet soft drinks also increase risk of heart attack and stroke: This was based on the study of adults who drank diet soda daily, and their risk of heart attack and stroke was 44% higher.
Soft drinks make you lose your mind: BVO, a preservative and flame-retardant for plastic, was found in citrus soft drinks. BVO has been shown to cause nerve disorders and memory loss.
Soft drinks are associated with asthma: Based on the study of 16,907 people in Australia, a heightened risk for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among those who drank more than 0.5 liter of soft drinks daily.
Soft drinks help you deposit more fat than beverages with the same amount of calories: A group of obese and overweight people were assigned to drink daily either 1 liter of sugary soft drinks or milk (equal amount of calories), water or diet coke for six months. The group consuming sugary drinks got more fat in liver and muscles.
Even teen violence is associated with soft drinks: The more soft drinks a teenager drinks, the more likely he will commit violence according to a study done in 2011.
Diet soft drinks make you gain weight: Drinking two or more diet soft drinks a day increases your waist size five times more than people who avoided the stuff altogether.
Soft drinks speed up aging: Dark cola contains high level of phosphate, and a study in mice showed that high level of phosphate accelerated aging and shortened lifespan by a quarter.
BPA in soft drinks interfere with your hormones: The epoxy resin used to prevent interaction between the acids in soft drinks and the metal in cans may interfere with your hormones, and may lead to abnormalities in fetuses and adult obesity.
So, are you worried after reading these end-of-the-world facts? Most of the conclusions above were drawn from the studies of people who drank a lot of soft drinks daily. As the old wisdom goes, moderation is the key to a healthy, happy, and long life!
by Dr Ler Lian Wee, Senior Scientist
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