Recently, there has been increasing interest in the effect of soft drink on the life quality. By the research, the consumption of has become a obvious and controversial health issue. Many people regard soft drinks as a major contributor to obesity , especially in children. So the aim of this blog were to review the available literature to determine whether soft drink consumption is related to increase in body weight, destruction of nutrients, and increase Prevalence of diseases.
In 1942, the American Medical Association mentioned soft drinks specifically in a strong recommendation to limit intake of added sugar. Until 2000, the annual US production of carbonated soft drinks was increased from 90 8-oz to 600 8-oz per person. Interestingly, by the research of Koning L , People who take soft drinks 1 to 2 cans a day or more, have a 26% greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes than people who rarely have such drinks. And Dr. Frank Hu, which is the professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health, indicate that there is significantly evidence show that decreasing sugar beverage intake will reduce the risk of obesity and related diseases. Also, for most of soft drinks, the added colors and preservatives have even worse effects than high sugar content. The bright color of the soft drinks looks pleasing but its effects are sensational: 4-methylimidazole, which is a compound found in the brown food coloring may caused lung, liver, and thyroid cancer in mice.
Above available studies show a strong relation between soft drink consumption and increased health risk. This finding alone suggests that we should reduce the soft drink consumption. So what could we drink instead of soft drinks? The plain old H2O would be perfect to replace soft drinks; Or if you can’t give up on that fizz, the soda water or sparkling water will satisfy you.
