The most commonly consumed beverage is soda, we just take it for granted. If we care about our health, however, we really should be avoiding these drinks. The effect they can have on our bodies will come as a surprise to most people.
So you know you should reduce the amount of soda that you consume, but need reasons why. Here are a few of the bad facts about soda to help you decide.
The empty calories that are contained in soda have no value at all nutritionally. As they aren\’t needed, our body\’s simply store them as fat. You may think of a drink of soda as being free of fat, but the amount of sugar in every can is very fattening. So regularly consuming your favorite soda could result in substantial weight gain.
Soda can badly stain our teeth and cause tooth decay, fact. Regularly drinking soda discolors our teeth to such an extent they look yellow. Direct links have been scientifically proven between decaying of the teeth and soda.
A very serious effect of excessive soda consumption is the possible onset of Diabetes. As your body takes in the excess of sugar the rate that insulin is produced is greatly increased. As the consumption of these drinks has increased worldwide, so has the rate of Diabetes.
This last point is the scariest of them all. Noel Muller, who works at the Georgetown medical center, has run recent study with quite horrifying results. 2or more sodas drunk per week will increase your likelihood by 87% of developing Pancreatic Cancer during your lifetime.
As this study isn\’t conclusive with the results being so small, deaths caused by Pancreatic Cancer are on the increase and we should all seriously think about cutting back our soda consumption.
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