7 Side effects of Sodas

I found this floating around on my facebook and I thought I would share for the ones that hasn't seen it or even knew about these side effects. I'm sure there's more to this then the 7. I've changed my mind about drinking all sodas period.

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  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,207 Member
    Coincidentally I had my first coke last week in years, I guess I should go see a Doctor immediately. :sad:
  • Shell_7609
    Shell_7609 Posts: 786 Member
    I've seriously cut my pop consumption down to maybe once a week, and if possible I choose a sugar-sweetened over a corn syrup sweetened. I've always gone with coke over pepsi, but after reading some of the unusual uses for coca cola, I've really thought twice before drinking that cola. Just some Ive read are: killing bugs, cleaning grease stains from clothing, removing black film from pots & pans, removing skunk odor, cleaning windows, and de-rusting metal
  • Findekano
    Findekano Posts: 116
    If I stopped eating and drinking everything that supposedly causes cancer, I would starve to death. Most of the aspartame studies, btw, used HUGE amounts of the stuff. You would have to drink several liters every single day to get that much.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    ...but after reading some of the unusual uses for coca cola, I've really thought twice before drinking that cola. Just some Ive read are: killing bugs, cleaning grease stains from clothing, removing black film from pots & pans, removing skunk odor, cleaning windows, and de-rusting metal
    But did you know that they use water as a lubricant/agent in nuclear reactors? It's also used to wash cars, remove stains from clothing, decontaminate certain hazardous materials, flush toilets and clean windows as well. Fish and some mammals mate in it. It makes metal rust and has been known to kill people. Also, the two elements present in water are hydrogen (which was used to construct hydrogen bombs) and oxygen (which is explosive, and also when combined with carbon, forms the deadly gas carbon monoxide). If one, teeny little oxygen atom is added to water it becomes hydrogen peroxide, which is a strong oxidizer and is also used as a propellant in rocketry. Water is dangerous stuff. Don't know why it's so strongly recommended that everybody drink it.

    As far as sodas go, it's good to consider dosage and context (as is the case with most any food/drink). A soda once in a while isn't going to hurt anything. Drinking a six-pack a day is a different matter.
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    ...but after reading some of the unusual uses for coca cola, I've really thought twice before drinking that cola. Just some Ive read are: killing bugs, cleaning grease stains from clothing, removing black film from pots & pans, removing skunk odor, cleaning windows, and de-rusting metal
    But did you know that they use water as a lubricant/agent in nuclear reactors? It's also used to wash cars, remove stains from clothing, decontaminate certain hazardous materials, flush toilets and clean windows as well. Fish and some mammals mate in it. It makes metal rust and has been known to kill people. Also, the two elements present in water are hydrogen (which was used to construct hydrogen bombs) and oxygen (which is explosive, and also when combined with carbon, forms the deadly gas carbon monoxide). If one, teeny little oxygen atom is added to water it becomes hydrogen peroxide, which is a strong oxidizer and is also used as a propellant in rocketry. Water is dangerous stuff. Don't know why it's so strongly recommended that everybody drink it.

    As far as sodas go, it's good to consider dosage and context (as is the case with most any food/drink). A soda once in a while isn't going to hurt anything. Drinking a six-pack a day is a different matter.

    LOL> Love it. I agree that soda is probably a little stronger than water in its negative effects (though water WILL CAUSE the rust that the COKE will remove... )>>>>
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,973 Member
    More false propaganda from organic only groups.

    The worst side effects from soda (whether regular or diet) happen from over consumption (more than a 6 pack a day). One a day HASN'T been proven to cause health issues to the majority of the general public.

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  • maryd523
    maryd523 Posts: 661 Member
    Everyone always has to defend the worst stuff, for whatever reason. Soda is digusting sweet chemicals, that is all it is. If people want to try to compare it to plain water...well, let them. Anyone with a brain can reason that soda is not, CAN not, and never will be good for you. Look at the list of ingredients and try to say all that isn't doing something negative to your body.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    OP, I know you mean well, but that is the usual fear mongering with no basis in science to support it and/or statements totally made out of context.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Everyone always has to defend the worst stuff, for whatever reason. Soda is digusting sweet chemicals, that is all it is. If people want to try to compare it to plain water...well, let them. Anyone with a brain can reason that soda is not, CAN not, and never will be good for you. Look at the list of ingredients and try to say all that isn't doing something negative to your body.

    Like what?
  • micls
    micls Posts: 234
    It's not about defending the worst stuff, it's about pulling people up when they make rubbish claims backed by no scientific evidence.

    Anyone could make a picture like the above about anything. It doesn't make it true.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,973 Member
    Everyone always has to defend the worst stuff, for whatever reason. Soda is digusting sweet chemicals, that is all it is. If people want to try to compare it to plain water...well, let them. Anyone with a brain can reason that soda is not, CAN not, and never will be good for you. Look at the list of ingredients and try to say all that isn't doing something negative to your body.
    Anyone with a brain would objectively research actual science on the cause and effect of soda/diet soda. Do you even know what's in a can of soda? If you do, then you'll find them is many things we eat and even in "nature".

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  • maryd523
    maryd523 Posts: 661 Member
    Everyone always has to defend the worst stuff, for whatever reason. Soda is digusting sweet chemicals, that is all it is. If people want to try to compare it to plain water...well, let them. Anyone with a brain can reason that soda is not, CAN not, and never will be good for you. Look at the list of ingredients and try to say all that isn't doing something negative to your body.

    Like what?

    You can't be serious.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Everyone always has to defend the worst stuff, for whatever reason. Soda is digusting sweet chemicals, that is all it is. If people want to try to compare it to plain water...well, let them. Anyone with a brain can reason that soda is not, CAN not, and never will be good for you. Look at the list of ingredients and try to say all that isn't doing something negative to your body.

    Like what?

    You can't be serious.

    Yes I am. Please tell us what the ingredients are and what is doing something bad to your body?
  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    The only side affect of drinking soda that I care about it that it makes me happy. :drinker:
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    I found this floating around on my facebook and I thought I would share for the ones that hasn't seen it or even knew about these side effects. I'm sure there's more to this then the 7. I've changed my mind about drinking all sodas period.

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    All of these are pretty much false, or greatly over exaggerated. As for the food dyes, there's no scientific evidence of them causing any of the problems mentioned there.

    Benzene is found in much higher concentrations in most drinking water than in soda.

    Apples have about 10 times the concentration of formaldehyde than diet soda.

    Most fruits are highly acidic and do tremendous damage to tooth enamel and can rot your teeth. Of course, that's only if you don't brush your teeth. .

    Phosphoric acid doesn't weaken bones, science has never been able to show that.

    As for HFCS, it's sugar. Regular sugar is 50/50 glucose/fructose. HFCS is 41/55/4 glucose/fructose/maltose (double glucose.) As far as the digestive system is concerned, they are identical. And they only create triglycerides in the event of a calorie surplus. Which, incidentally, you would have the same exact response from eating a caloric surplus of fruit.

    There's nothing wrong with drinking soda in moderation, as long as you are mindful of your entire diet.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,973 Member
    Everyone always has to defend the worst stuff, for whatever reason. Soda is digusting sweet chemicals, that is all it is. If people want to try to compare it to plain water...well, let them. Anyone with a brain can reason that soda is not, CAN not, and never will be good for you. Look at the list of ingredients and try to say all that isn't doing something negative to your body.

    Like what?

    You can't be serious.
    This by a person who believes DAIRY has no benefits for the body.

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  • taekwonkenpo
    taekwonkenpo Posts: 1,004
    Soda is a food just like any other food. Are there better choices you could make? Of course there is. Just like candy, cake, ice cream and the double scoop extra cream coffee. There is always a better choice, but that does not mean you can never partake of a food you enjoy. Just use reason and common sense.

    If someone cares about their health then i do not believe they would be drinking enough soda to affect their daily macro/micro goals. Every food is fine people. Moderation. Don't make things more complicated than they have to be.
  • Chadomaniac
    Chadomaniac Posts: 1,785 Member
    EVERYTHING has 7 or more side effects even water ... LOL
  • maryd523
    maryd523 Posts: 661 Member
    Everyone always has to defend the worst stuff, for whatever reason. Soda is digusting sweet chemicals, that is all it is. If people want to try to compare it to plain water...well, let them. Anyone with a brain can reason that soda is not, CAN not, and never will be good for you. Look at the list of ingredients and try to say all that isn't doing something negative to your body.

    Like what?

    You can't be serious.
    This by a person who believes DAIRY has no benefits for the body.

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    I was going to say, you probably think dairy is good for you, too. A bodly fluid produced by cows for their newborn offspring...yet YOU think that human adults somehow need this for their own nutrition.

    I would love to debate this more, but I am tired and going to head to bed. Besides, you want to believe a sugary, artifical, lab-produced, acidic beverage isn't harmful to you, I am probably not going to change your mind.
  • micls
    micls Posts: 234
    , I am probably not going to change your mind.

    Well, when you refuse to post any scientific sources to support your position you're not going to change anyone's mind.
  • maryd523
    maryd523 Posts: 661 Member
    , I am probably not going to change your mind.

    Well, when you refuse to post any scientific sources to support your position you're not going to change anyone's mind.

    Why do I have to do everyone's work for them? Even if I did post studies, people would still find reasons to combat them. I think people need to do their OWN research. What makes sense here?? I am not going to go to the trouble of finding a bunch of peer-reviewed, recent studies to dispute what you already firmly believe, for no good reasons. If someone has no common sense (and believing that soda isn't bad for you displays an alarming lack of common sense), then I am not going to waste my time trying to convince you otherwise.
  • bathsheba_c
    bathsheba_c Posts: 1,873 Member
    Everyone always has to defend the worst stuff, for whatever reason. Soda is digusting sweet chemicals, that is all it is. If people want to try to compare it to plain water...well, let them. Anyone with a brain can reason that soda is not, CAN not, and never will be good for you. Look at the list of ingredients and try to say all that isn't doing something negative to your body.

    Like what?

    You can't be serious.
    This by a person who believes DAIRY has no benefits for the body.

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    I was going to say, you probably think dairy is good for you, too. A bodly fluid produced by cows for their newborn offspring...yet YOU think that human adults somehow need this for their own nutrition.

    I would love to debate this more, but I am tired and going to head to bed. Besides, you want to believe a sugary, artifical, lab-produced, acidic beverage isn't harmful to you, I am probably not going to change your mind.
    Well, human breast milk is not yet produced on a commercial scale, so . . .

    Fruit is also acidic and sugary.

    A lot of healthy stuff is artificial and lab-produced. Medications, for example. Dietary supplements. Not to mention that all of this stuff is tested to make sure that it is safe for human consumption.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,973 Member
    I was going to say, you probably think dairy is good for you, too. A bodly fluid produced by cows for their newborn offspring...yet YOU think that human adults somehow need this for their own nutrition.

    I would love to debate this more, but I am tired and going to head to bed. Besides, you want to believe a sugary, artifical, lab-produced, acidic beverage isn't harmful to you, I am probably not going to change your mind.
    You DON'T need milk to be healthy, but to tout that it has no benefits from consumption is false. Calcium is important and provided by milk.
    And you'd lose the debate. You claim to research information, but don't use actual peer reviewed clinical science. But thanks for playing anyway.

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  • maryd523
    maryd523 Posts: 661 Member
    Everyone always has to defend the worst stuff, for whatever reason. Soda is digusting sweet chemicals, that is all it is. If people want to try to compare it to plain water...well, let them. Anyone with a brain can reason that soda is not, CAN not, and never will be good for you. Look at the list of ingredients and try to say all that isn't doing something negative to your body.

    Like what?

    You can't be serious.
    This by a person who believes DAIRY has no benefits for the body.

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    I was going to say, you probably think dairy is good for you, too. A bodly fluid produced by cows for their newborn offspring...yet YOU think that human adults somehow need this for their own nutrition.

    I would love to debate this more, but I am tired and going to head to bed. Besides, you want to believe a sugary, artifical, lab-produced, acidic beverage isn't harmful to you, I am probably not going to change your mind.
    Well, human breast milk is not yet produced on a commercial scale, so . . .

    Fruit is also acidic and sugary.

    A lot of healthy stuff is artificial and lab-produced. Medications, for example. Dietary supplements. Not to mention that all of this stuff is tested to make sure that it is safe for human consumption.

    Oh....YEAH!! Medications are SO healthy for you. Um, have you ever looked at the list of side effects?? Usually it takes up an entire page in a magazine, small print. And how many things have passed FDA inspection only to be revealed later how incredibly dangerous and harmful they actually are? Seriously, where are you people saying these things coming from??
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    , I am probably not going to change your mind.

    Well, when you refuse to post any scientific sources to support your position you're not going to change anyone's mind.

    Why do I have to do everyone's work for them? Even if I did post studies, people would still find reasons to combat them. I think people need to do their OWN research. What makes sense here?? I am not going to go to the trouble of finding a bunch of peer-reviewed, recent studies to dispute what you already firmly believe, for no good reasons. If someone has no common sense (and believing that soda isn't bad for you displays an alarming lack of common sense), then I am not going to waste my time trying to convince you otherwise.

    Typical response of someone who cannot support their own claim.

    The way it works is - you make a claim, someone calls bs on your claim, you support your claim with compelling evidence.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,973 Member
    Why do I have to do everyone's work for them? Even if I did post studies, people would still find reasons to combat them. I think people need to do their OWN research. What makes sense here?? I am not going to go to the trouble of finding a bunch of peer-reviewed, recent studies to dispute what you already firmly believe, for no good reasons. If someone has no common sense (and believing that soda isn't bad for you displays an alarming lack of common sense), then I am not going to waste my time trying to convince you otherwise.
    Done the peer reviewed clinical studies. There isn't any that states that HUMANS taking in a can a day of soda/diet soda (unless they suffer from say PKU) are being compromised in health. This is why I would dispute what you state, not because you believe I or anyone else lacks common sense. Buck up.................you made the statement so burden of proof is on you to prove it.

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  • maryd523
    maryd523 Posts: 661 Member
    I was going to say, you probably think dairy is good for you, too. A bodly fluid produced by cows for their newborn offspring...yet YOU think that human adults somehow need this for their own nutrition.

    I would love to debate this more, but I am tired and going to head to bed. Besides, you want to believe a sugary, artifical, lab-produced, acidic beverage isn't harmful to you, I am probably not going to change your mind.
    You DON'T need milk to be healthy, but to tout that it has no benefits from consumption is false. Calcium is important and provided by milk.
    And you'd lose the debate. You claim to research information, but don't use actual peer reviewed clinical science. But thanks for playing anyway.

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    You need to go back to google, ninerbuff. Milk has been proven over and over to actually aggravate osteoporosis. You see, milk is slightly acidic and in order to neutralize the acid, your body pulls calcium straight from your bones. That is why populations that have very low dairy consumption have much lower rates of bone fractures and osteoporosis.

    But, you know, you can just keep on believing what the dairy industry tells you, if that's what you want to do.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,973 Member
    Oh....YEAH!! Medications are SO healthy for you. Um, have you ever looked at the list of side effects?? Usually it takes up an entire page in a magazine, small print. And how many things have passed FDA inspection only to be revealed later how incredibly dangerous and harmful they actually are? Seriously, where are you people saying these things coming from??
    Danger Will Robinson!!!! Lol, EVERYTHING we consume can have a side effect dependent on the person. Some people can't eat peanuts while others can. Vitamin C can cause havoc in some and not others. And in case you haven't noticed, we are living LONGER due to assistance in medicine.
    We get it.................you're an organic promoter. That's nice, but fear mongering isn't the way to do it.

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  • ElliInJapan
    ElliInJapan Posts: 286 Member
    But did you know that they use water as a lubricant/agent in nuclear reactors? It's also used to wash cars, remove stains from clothing, decontaminate certain hazardous materials, flush toilets and clean windows as well. Fish and some mammals mate in it. It makes metal rust and has been known to kill people. Also, the two elements present in water are hydrogen (which was used to construct hydrogen bombs) and oxygen (which is explosive, and also when combined with carbon, forms the deadly gas carbon monoxide). If one, teeny little oxygen atom is added to water it becomes hydrogen peroxide, which is a strong oxidizer and is also used as a propellant in rocketry. Water is dangerous stuff. Don't know why it's so strongly recommended that everybody drink it.

    lol This is the best answer ever!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,973 Member
    You need to go back to google, ninerbuff. Milk has been proven over and over to actually aggravate osteoporosis. You see, milk is slightly acidic and in order to neutralize the acid, your body pulls calcium straight from your bones. That is why populations that have very low dairy consumption have much lower rates of bone fractures and osteoporosis.

    But, you know, you can just keep on believing what the dairy industry tells you, if that's what you want to do.
    Lol, correlation doesn't mean causation. Would it also make sense that these same populations are probably much more physically active than populations who consume more dairy? And that physical activity strengthens bones? And if you're vaguely familiar with digestion at all, hydrochloric acid (yes the acid in our stomach) is much, much, much more acidic than anything in milk. I'm not going to claim that drinking milk will make bones stronger, but there are benefits from it. I mean, how else can one eat cereal?
    Keep on googling though.

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