Soda Consumption Worse Than You Think
January 28, 2008
Kids and Soda Consumption
On so many levels soda consumption for children and adults is one of the most insidious and harmful habits Americans have today.
The largest proportion of empty calories comes from SODA! Yes Soda.Can you imagine how much weight America could lose if we simply started with cutting out Soda and corn syrup and fake sugar (like aspartame) filled drinks.
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Dr.Mercola( one of my fav docs) is quoted saying “One of the most important physical choices you can make is to discontinue the use of any types of soda and replace it with clean water. This can have absolutely profound influences on not only your health but the health of your children.
For ten years after I graduated from medical school I could never determine which type of soda was worse, regular or diet. In some ways this is analogous to asking which would you rather get hit with a hammer or a baseball bat? There simply isn’t a good answer to this one.
About two years ago I started writing a book on Splenda and it will finally be published this fall as Sweet Deception. Writing this book required me to perform a very critical review of artificial sweeteners and after performing that analysis I am absolutely convinced that artificial sweeteners are more dangerous than even high fructose modified corn syrup.
So don’t fool yourself and say you are drinking diet soda because it is safer than regular soda. The reality is that it is even worse and will cause you to gain even more weight than regular soda.
If you are drinking any soda, in my book, there simply is no excuse for you not to immediately take strong actions to discontinue this pernicious habit. If you struggle with addiction I strongly recommend you consider Turbo Tapping as a simple yet highly effective tool to help you stop this health-sucking habit.”
We as parents have to set the example.Research shows this is the most powerful message we can give our children and good healthy example.
Surveys have found that parents are major role models for their kids’ eating habits, even more so than their peers.
- Almost one-third of the children surveyed drank soft drinks daily, and most drank “regular,” not “diet,” drinks.
- Consumption was greater among boys than girls and their intake increased as they got older
- Virtually all of the respondents liked or “strongly liked” the taste of soft drinks. The “strongly liked” group was almost five times more likely to have soft drinks at least five times a week
- A child’s odds of having a soft drink daily almost doubled if they watched at least 3.5 hours of TV
- Soft drinks are far more likely to be consumed when they’re available in homes and schools
- Parents who regularly drink sodas may indeed relax rules and restrictions for their kids
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Soft Drinks: Disease in a Can |
Out of over 100 soft drinks and other beverages analyzed by the government, five contained levels of benzene — a cancer-causing chemical linked to leukemia — that exceed federal standards set for benzene in drinking water, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).While the federal benzene limit for drinking water is 5 parts per billion (ppb), researchers found benzene levels as high as 79 ppb in the drinks, and most had at least some detectable level of benzene present.Benzene is able to form in beverages that contain vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and the preservatives sodium benzoate or potassium benzoate. Exposure to heat and light can trigger the formation.The five drinks that contained excessive benzene levels were:
In response, soda manufacturers, including Safeway, are changing their beverage formulations to reduce the risk. Aside from the potential benzene risks, MindConnection has compiled a thorough article on all of soft drinks’ potential health threats. Soft drinks, they say, could rightfully be called:
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| Bloomberg.com May 20, 2006Yahoo News May 19, 2006MindConnection |
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WE need to make sure are children are getting the best nutrition and hydration for their health and their athletic performance
TrackMom
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This is a really interesting post. Thank you.
In an attempt to cut down sugar consumption here in the UK, soft drink manufacturers seem to have started putting artificial sweeteners in most soft drinks, not just diet drinks and not just fizzy drinks either. Juice drinks have a fair proportion too it seems.
My kids mostly drink water or diluted fruit juice but on special occasions, it would be nice to have the choice to give them a soft drink that isn’t packed to the rafters with sweeteners!
Hi Learning Woman,
So glad you found me. It is so true we are being brainwashed into thinking this fake sugar is okay for us and our little ones.Keep up the good job , water and diluted juice is the way to go!!
Come back soon!!
TrackMom