Our grandparents, parents and teachers are always arguing
with us about our soda intake. “The sugar will rot your teeth,” or “It will
make you too hyper and you won’t be able to sleep” are common comments heard
when children are trying to drink their favorite soft drink.
The truth? Soda is terrible for you.
First of all, it WILL destroy your teeth. There is acid used
as a preservative in soda that will dissolve the enamel on your teeth. The more
your teeth rot, the easier it will be for this acid to get to your gums which
could cause multiple types of infections. Your teeth aren’t the only things
that will suffer; your bones and kidneys are affected by the acid in soda as
well. There is phosphoric acid in soda that can lead to kidney disease or
failure.
We’ve all heard it before: “there’s so much sugar in soda!”
but do we really know how much is in there? In a 12oz can of Mountain Dew, there
are 47 grams of sugar! Around 15-20 minutes after drinking that 12oz can of
Mountain Dew, your blood sugar will spike causing an insulin burst. Your liver
will then respond by turning any of that sugar into fat. So not only is it a
LOT of sugar, it adds a lot of fat.
The caffeine in soda isn’t healthy for you either. Sure, a
lot of people depend on the caffeine in coffee every morning to function
throughout the day, but coffee doesn’t have the same amount of caffeine as soda
does. The amount of caffeine in soda can cause jitters, insomnia, high blood pressure,
irregular heartbeat and vitamin and mineral depletion.
So,
next time you reach for the soda in the grocery store… think about all the
health problems it could cause and head for the juice isle instead!
FUN FACT: The average
soda drinking American drinks 56 GALLONS of “soft drink” a year!
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