Do you need another reason to break your addiction to sodas? We've got seven that you may not have considered, and they're not pleasant.Soda's Bitter Side Effects
You've undoubtedly heard and read plenty of reasons why soda isn't good for you. It's all sugar water with empty nutrition. It encourages obesity and diabetes. Here are seven other troubling facts you may not know about.
#1. You get fat in strange places
Danish research recently showed that non-diet soda leads to an excessive amount of fat buildup around the liver and skeletal muscles, which contributes to insulin resistance and diabetes. The research showed that drinking a regular soda daily for six months resulted in a 132 to 142 percent increase in liver fat and a 117 to 221 percent rise in skeletal fat. Researchers also saw an 11 percent increase in cholesterol, compared with those who drank water or milk.
#2. Diet-soda paunch
It's no surprise that sugar in sodas cause weight gain, but did you know that even diet soda packs on the weight. Research at the University of Texas Health Science Center was conducted with 475 adults for 10 years. Those who drank diet soda regularly had a striking 70 percent increase in waist circumference over the 10 years compared with those who drank no soda. But those who had more than two diet sodas a day saw a whopping 500 percent waist expansion! Evidence from a different study by the same researchers on mice suggested that the cause was the aspartame, which elevated blood glucose levels and quickly converted the excess to body fat.
#3. Caramel color causes cancer
In 2011, the Center for Science in the Public Interest formally petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to ban the chemical caramel colors containing 2-methylimidazole and 4-methylimidazole used to give Coke, Pepsi and other colas their deep brown color. Research has found that they cause cancer in animals, an unnecessary threat since the coloring is only cosmetic. California has a strict Proposition 65 list of chemicals known to be cancer causing. It claims that only 16 mcg per person per day of 4-methylimidazole will pose a cancer threat. Most colas, both diet and regular, contain 200 mcg in a 20-ounce bottle.
#4. Faster aging
All colas contain phosphoric acid, both diet and regular. It's that weak acid that gives colas a tangy flavor and extends their shelf life. Phosphates are found in many whole foods like meat, dairy and nuts. But too much can lead to kidney and heart conditions, osteoporosis and muscle loss. One study in a 2010 issue of the FASEB Journal suggests that it could accelerate aging. This is especially disturbing because soda manufacturers have been raising the levels of phosphoric acid in sodas the past few decades.
#5. Municipal water pollution
The artificial sweeteners from diet sodas don't break down in our bodies, nor do wastewater-treatment plants filter them out before they get into our waterways. In 2009, Swiss researchers found levels of acesulfame K, sucralose, and saccharin, principally from diet sodas in their rivers, lakes and municipal water. A recent test of 19 U.S. municipal water districts showed artificial sweeteners in every one. Researchers have found that artificial sweeteners in rivers and lakes interfere with the feeding habits of some important aquatic organisms on which healthy ecosystems depend.
#6. Mountain Dew brain
Dentists have labeled a mouth full of cavities from high sugar levels "Mountain Dew Mouth." But "Mountain Dew Brain" may be the next association because of brominated vegetable oil, or BVO. It's an industrial chemical used as a flame retardant in plastics. It's also used in other citrus-based sodas and sports drinks. It's known to cause memory loss and nerve disorders when taken in large quantities. Researchers suspect that it builds up in body fat, causing possible behavioral problems, infertility and damage to heart muscles over time.
#7. Dead waterfowl
On the Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, you'll find the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch," a huge collection of plastic debris where soda caps, soda can netting, and other plastic garbage floats near the surface of the water. Birds, sea turtles and other wildlife mistake the debris for food, which they can't digest. Ultimately, the plastic makes them starve to death. Thousands of animals, fish and waterfowl die this way every year.
ACTION STEPS:
1. Eliminate sodas from your pantry. Set an example for your family and friends.
2. Circle the reasons to stop drinking sodas that are most compelling to you and could be good reasons for those you care about to stop. Share these reasons.
3. When you're offered a soda, think of the reason you read here that is most disgusting to you.
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