Cold carbonated drinks may not be so cool after all (II)

A) Each 325ml carbonated drink contain 5.5-7.5 teaspoons of sugar.

1. Each teaspoon contains 16 calories
2. Daily allowable Intake by WHO of sugar is 8-11 teaspoons
3. Extra sugar may increase risk of diabetes, skin problems .
4. Sugar may be related to osteoporosis ,hypertension, liver and kidney diseases.

B) Diet soft drinks contain artificial sweeteners.

1. One common sweetener is aspartame which may cause side effects such as migraine, memory loss, depression. It has been also linked to nausea, skin itching and blurring of vision
2. The breakdown products of aspartame are potent agents for producing tumours in lab animals-- Professor John W. Olney.
3. Other sweetener like saccharin is proven to cause bladder cancer.

C) Common soft drinks have PH of 2.1-3.7.

1. It needs 32 glasses of high PH alkaline water to neutralize a glass of your favourite soft drink.
2. The excess phosphorus from phosphoric acid offset the calcium-phosphorus balance. This will lead to osteoporosis.
3. The phoshorus also fights with hydrochloric acid in the stomach causing it to be ineffective in the digestive function. This will lead to indigestion, bloating and gassiness.

D) Artificial flavouring will aggravate the conditions of hyperactive children.

E) Colouring like tartrazine (orange colour) was ban in Norway and Finland as it can cause allergic reactions like skin rashes, swelling running nose. It may be a possible cause of cancer.

1. Sunset yellow, Carmoisine (reddish), Brilliant blue are suspected cancer causing agents and are banned in many countries.

F ) Preservatives like sodium benzoate may cause asthma, rashes and hyperactvity and when consumed in excess may be carcogenic.