A Sip of Soda: How Soft Drinks Affect Your Health

siabevis
siabevis Posts: 811
edited October 3 in Health and Weight Loss
Saw this online today.. pretty cool stuff. Frightening, actually!
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  • mea9
    mea9 Posts: 561 Member
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  • cessnaholly
    cessnaholly Posts: 780 Member
    Do you have a link to this?
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    As I look at this, my ads are for sodas and artificial sweeteners.
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    I saw that graphic online on another website! I'm not much of a soda drinker - maybe once or twice a month. So honestly, I don't think about soda very often. (although I do wish my husband would stop drinking 3-4 sodas a day)

    I also saw some interesting responses to the graphic, including one from a registered dietitian:
    How unfortunate consumers are presented yet another sensationalized, unbalanced article about soda drinking. I wonder if the readers realize this article also contains inaccurate, unscientific information.

    As a Registered Dietitian who relies on credible, current science to help people choose foods and beverages wisely for their individual needs, I’m disappointed so much alarmist, misleading hype is used in this diagram. Soda does not cause asthma or osteoporosis or diabetes or obesity or bad teeth. Review the scientific facts yourself regarding these issues at credible, accurate, science-based websites like www.FoodInsight.org, www.BeverageInstitute.org and www.CalorieControl.org. And check out the helpful information about diet soda, too, because artificial sweeteners are indeed safe and are one of the most useful and effective tools in calorie balance and weight management.

    This ridiculous over-focus on soda today is not helping consumers learn how to respect and balance ALL sugary foods and beverages. So instead of scare tactics that suggest elimination or avoidance of soda or sugary treats, I’d like to see everyone learn how to enjoy moderate amounts within their own personal calorie level. But don’t forget the activity part of a healthy lifestyle; we all need to move more and include more regular physical activity.

    Thank you. Kim Galeaz, RD CD
    Nutrition Consultant
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
    What i got from this is:

    1) Dont eat coke cans

    2) Enquire as to the use of "some reported". How many? 2? 2 milliion?

    3) It's fine in moderation. A "high phosphate diet etc etc. " A "high corn syrup diet etc etc". All this things can happen when you drink to extremes.

    4) The obesity part is totally useless. You'll only get obese if you have too many calories.


    The only part of this i agree with and can see making sense is the enamel part. But if we brush/floss regularly, the risk is minimised.

    IMO all in all it's just a well-presented eye catching scare tactic.

    Ty for posting it though. It's a fascinating look on how to word things to scare people :)
  • brandiuntz
    brandiuntz Posts: 2,717 Member
    I saw that graphic online on another website! I'm not much of a soda drinker - maybe once or twice a month. So honestly, I don't think about soda very often. (although I do wish my husband would stop drinking 3-4 sodas a day)

    I also saw some interesting responses to the graphic, including one from a registered dietitian:
    How unfortunate consumers are presented yet another sensationalized, unbalanced article about soda drinking. I wonder if the readers realize this article also contains inaccurate, unscientific information.

    As a Registered Dietitian who relies on credible, current science to help people choose foods and beverages wisely for their individual needs, I’m disappointed so much alarmist, misleading hype is used in this diagram. Soda does not cause asthma or osteoporosis or diabetes or obesity or bad teeth. Review the scientific facts yourself regarding these issues at credible, accurate, science-based websites like www.FoodInsight.org, www.BeverageInstitute.org and www.CalorieControl.org. And check out the helpful information about diet soda, too, because artificial sweeteners are indeed safe and are one of the most useful and effective tools in calorie balance and weight management.

    This ridiculous over-focus on soda today is not helping consumers learn how to respect and balance ALL sugary foods and beverages. So instead of scare tactics that suggest elimination or avoidance of soda or sugary treats, I’d like to see everyone learn how to enjoy moderate amounts within their own personal calorie level. But don’t forget the activity part of a healthy lifestyle; we all need to move more and include more regular physical activity.

    Thank you. Kim Galeaz, RD CD
    Nutrition Consultant

    :heart: :heart:
  • Determined1980
    Determined1980 Posts: 143
    Thank God for the fact that I haven't had a soda in 11 years :)
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
    Thank God for the fact that I haven't had a soda in 11 years :)

    You don't know what you're missing! They're great!

    In moderation ofc :)
  • ATT949
    ATT949 Posts: 1,245 Member
    Only if you actually believe what's in the poster.

    Personally, I stopped reading after I read one item - the statement that BPA is "cancer causing". Any statement that's so loose with the facts indicates to me that this is fiction rather than fact.
  • Tanyabear_
    Tanyabear_ Posts: 16 Member
    bump
  • lisaisso
    lisaisso Posts: 337 Member
    bump for later
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