Diet Mind Spirit

You might not want to hear about this but if you read it here, maybe it’ll make you think about your soda consumption. For one and the most important reason: soda can cause a myriad of health problems. Is it worth it? I don’t think so. I gave up soda when I was a kid and it wasn’t that hard at all. Of course, I never really liked it that much in the first place, but some of you out there….sadly…are addicts.

First things first. What’s in soda?
High fructose corn syrup (which is soooooo sooo bad for your health), caffeine, carbonic or phosphoric acid and dyes. Nothing in soda is good for you. Even the water.

Why should you stop your beloved drink:

1. It destroys your bones - Soda pop leaches calcium from the bones. What does that mean? It means that you can develop a calcium deficiency and your bone density will be lower than normal, and that means you risk higher incidents of fractures. And we all know: Broken bones are no fun.

2. It’ll rot your teeth. Do you want rotten teeth? I didn’t think so. Imagine what your smile will look like. The sugar, and there’s lots of it in soda, contributes to a degradation on your tooth enamel, which leads to decay. The other substances in soda: carbonic or phosphoric acid will dissolve the calcium right out of the enamel, leaving a softened surface that lets bacteria enter the teeth and cause it to ROT. A NOTE: diet soda will rot your teeth too so don’t think you can play the “get out of jail” card with that one.

3. It will make you gain weight. Let’s call it the “soda diet” in which you participate to get FAT or OBESE! Consuming a lot of sugar and calories in soda causes weight gain. We’ve all seen that Americans are the fattest people on the planet. That’s nothing to be proud of. It’s really sad. But why are they? They eat too much. Duh!! but they also consume the most SODA than any other country. Do we see a correlation here? Answer: Yes. Guess what? A 20 ounce bottle of soda has 17 teaspoons of sugar! Haven’t you seen people coming from 711 and drinking a BUCKET size soda? Geez. That’s embarrassing.

4. Risk of Diabetes Increases - Weight gain will increase your risk for type 2 diabetes. What does it mean to have type 2 Diabetes? Your body does not make enough insulin to move the sugar into your cells and/or has trouble using insulin. If left untreated, over time serious health problems can develop. Diabetes is the leading cause of heart disease, kidney failure (read colas cause kidney problems), blindness, and amputation of feet or legs. Complications can be prevented or delayed by carefully monitoring and controlling blood glucose levels.

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