Saturday, August 9, 2014

How Soda Impacts Your Body

Weight:
 Drinking one soda equates to consuming 39 pounds of sugar per year. Regularly consuming sugary drinks interacts with the genes that affect weight. Sugar- sweetened beverages are linked to more than 1800,000 obesity-related deaths a year.

Brain :
 Having too much sugar in your diet reduces production of a brain chemical that help us learn, stores memories & process insulin.  Consuming too much sugar also dulls the brain's mechanism for telling you to stop eating.

Kidneys:
The high levels of phosphoric acid in cola's have been linked to kidney stones & other renal problems  Diet cola is increased with a two-fold risk- especially when more that two servings a day are consumed.

Digestive System:
The carbonation in soft drinks can cause gas,bloating, cramping & exacerbate the effects of irritable bowel syndrome.  Caffeine can also  worsen episodes of diarrhea or contribute to constipation.

Bones:
Soda consumption has been linked to osteoporosis & bone density loss, likely due to the phosphoric acid & caffeine in soda.

Heart:
Chronic diet & regular soda consumption leads to increase risk of heart disease, including heart attack-stroke.

Lungs:
The more soda you drink, the more likely you are to develop asthma or COPD.

Teeth:
The high levels of acid in soda corrode your teeth-almost as badly as drinking battery acid.

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