 Soft Drinks:What Are The Health Hazards Of Soft Drinks?
There are so many health hazards of soft drink that hardly any system of body is spared
What is the composition of a soft drink?
Mostly… filtered water, phosphoric acid , carbondioxide gas,refined sugars, additives, peservatives, artificial colours and caffeine(black drinks…cola)
Teeth and Gums:
Just imagine exposing ur teeth to acid?.... it just dissolves the fine shiny layer of teeth that is enamel…it erodes the teeth…
The sugar in it helps bacteria to multiply…result is dental carries
Obesity/weight gain
Due to excess sugar and refined sugars in it… now about Diet Drinks…
Yes they have so called no calories in them but they have artificial sweetner in them (asparmate) that just don’t give any calories but does increase apetite and one aet more after words.
Stomach and git:
Because of phosphoric acid in it it interfere with the natural acid of stomach and causes indigestion , bloating(transient swelling and fullness of stomach)..
Also you are drinking acid and stomach is the only part resistant to acid all the rest of gut is not so in acidic environment created by soft drink it caanot absorb healthy nutrients and malabsorption occurs.
Lack Of Nutritive value:
Soft drink have replaced milk and juices which have healthy vitamins and that are lacked by soft drinks..
Central Nervous System:
Due to caffeine in it especially black coloured drinks sleep pattern is disturbed especially of children
Kidneys
Increased phosphate levels increases work load on kidney to excrete it to maintain optimum levels..
Osteoprosis :
Due to phosphorous in it , it tends to remove calcium from bones and makes bone weak and with passage of time in those who are regular users of soft drinks
Skin..
These are also supposed to have bad effect on skin as increase the oxidative(bad molecules) substances in body.. |