The Hidden Danger Of Carbonated Drinks

When one thinks of the many vices a person can have, drinking lots of fizzy drinks can seem like an insignificant one. Carbonated drinks are affordable for everyone, widely available and can give you a boost just like coffee! It can’t be worse than cigarettes or drugs, right? Actually, carbonated can be quite harmful for your body and your mind. The best thing you can do is to completely eliminate these drinks from your diet and replace them with healthy drinks. Why are these drinks harmful? Who would eat eight tablespoons of sugar in one go? Probably nobody! But when drinking a carbonated drink this is exactly what happens, since a single can of Coca Cola contains 39 grams of sugar. According to the American Heart Association, the recommended daily allowance of sugar is just six tablespoons for women and nine for men. It is therefore clear that carbonated drinks contain much more sugar than we should be taking in! Sugar is responsible for intestinal permeability, because it allows some substances to move from the intestine to the blood, triggering diseases such as obesity and other metabolic disorders. In addition, sugar nourishes the bad bacteria and fungi of the intestine. If you take in too many added sugars, such as those found in carbonated drinks and other products, the risk of cardiovascular disease, obesity and certain types of cancer also increases. We have not even mentioned the problems that sugar causes for teeth: carbonated drinks contain not only sugars but also acids; these acids (and those created by the bacteria that live in sugar) erode tooth enamel and increase the risk of plaque. Excessive intake of carbonated drinks has also been linked to memory loss and even a shrunken hippocampus, which is the part of the brain responsible for […]

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