You may deny it all you want, but at the back of your mind you know it. You are poisoning yourself with pop. And yet you probably do not want to stop. Well, let us convince you.
There are a number of studies that show what effects drinking soda has on both your teeth and your waistline. But what many of us do not realize is that carbonated drinks affect way more than just your smile and the size of your jeans. The truth is, regularly drinking pop puts you at risk of more serious health conditions like asthma, obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.
Let’s Look at these Popping Numbers
- Drinking one to two sugary drinks in a day increases risk of Type 2 Diabetes by 25%.
- A 20 ounce Coca Cola has 17 teaspoons of sugar and 240 empty calories with no nutritional value whatsoever.
- To burn 240 calories, the average adult would have to walk for more than an hour.
- Caffeine in pop gets in the way of magnesium absorption in your body. If that does not mean anything to you, then please know that magnesium is needed in over 325 enzyme reactions in your body as well as in your body’s natural detoxification processes.
- Acid in pop can wear away dental enamel. How? pH levels in pop is around 5. Battery acid has a pH level of 1 and water has a pH level of 7.0.
- Pop increases your child’s risk of obesity by an astounding 60%.
- A bottle or can of pop in a day can increase a man’s risk of getting a heart disease by 20%.
- Researches show that those who consume one or more cans of pop has a 48% increased risk of metabolic syndrome.
- Diet pops do not help you lose some weight. In fact, consuming two or more cans increase waistlines by 500%.
Drinking pop can also cause a decline in your kidney function. That is according to a study conducted in Harvard Medical School for 11 years. This research found that even the “diet” variety is still linked with a two-fold increased risk of kidney malfunction.
These are only some of the ways you are allowing pop to slowly poison your body each day. You may be worried that years of carelessly drinking pop will take its toll on your health. You are right to be worried.
That doesn’t mean all hope is lost, though. You can still mend your ways! Whether your goal is to lose that extra weight caused by drinking pop every single day or to rid your body of its toxins, Sloan Natural Health Center can help bring back your healthiest self with programs that are specifically created by Dr. Sloan for your needs.
