Soda Doesn’t Do The Body Good

Many people love drinking soda because it’s cool, refreshing, bubbly and to quench their thirst on a very hot sunny day. But they may not be aware that sodas do not have any nutritional values to help promote good health. 

People who drink  lots of sodas may likely lose their desire to drink healthy beverages like; fruit juices with no added sugar, vegetable drinks,  tea, milk and most of all water.

Today scientist have linked sugary drinks like sodas to causing health problems like; osteoporosis, obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease, tooth decay and other health problems. Researchers say, soda is like a drug, because you  can become addicted to it. This is true! Because I have heard many people say, they can not enjoy eating their lunch and dinner without having a nice cold glass of Coke.

My friend Ruth told me, she couldn’t start a days work without having a large bottle of Coke. She said,  it  has a taste that she just can not resist. Then I told her if she really wanted to break the habit of drinking too many sodas, she should try by drinking at least two bottles of water a day. Because I had read a label on a Arrowhead bottle of water, ” Be Healthy” A typical 12 oz. sugared beverage contains the equivalent of 10 tsp. of sugar. Water has no sugar. Replace one sugared beverage daily with water and cut 3,650 tsp. of sugar a year from your diet.

Another way for people to cut down on drinking so many sodas is to try drinking a glass of water right after they finish drinking the soda. The water can help wash away some of the acid and sugar from the mouth. 

IF the acid and sugary ingredients like, high fructose corn syrup are left in the mouth for  long periods of time they can  cause dental problems like, tooth erosion, tooth decay, teeth sensitivity and periodontal disease.