A new study from Harvard exposed a very common drink as a major contributor to high blood pressure, stroke and heart attacks.
What’s worse, other risk factors skyrocketed with just 2 of those drinks per day as well, such as pancreatic cancer (87%), diabetes (44%) and gout (85%).
Moderation is the buzz-word of the day anymore, yet evidence suggests that it is a concept that is dwindling in its application, specifically to diet.
Most people understand that drinking too much alcohol and using tobacco and other drugs is bad for health; addiction leads to billions of dollars’ worth of preventable health complications, loss of work productivity, and costs associated with deaths every year.
The harsh realities of drugs and alcohol aren’t a hard sell to the public. However, a ‘softer’ addiction is wreaking havoc on health and it isn’t just leading to obesity and diabetes.
A study out of the Harvard School of Public Health has shown that sugary beverage consumption- specifically, soda- is an independent health risk for heart disease. This means that it isn’t just a contributing factor…drinking too much soda alone can cause heart disease.
Not only does a sugared beverage have an excess of processed sugar that spikes blood sugar levels and leads to obesity, but the chemicals in it have been shown to instantly trigger an inflammatory response all over the body within minutes of consumption.
The Harvard study showed that people who consumed as few as two sodas per day were at significantly increased risk of heart disease- more than 20%.
What’s worse, other risk factors skyrocketed with just 2 sodas per day as well, such as pancreatic cancer (87%), diabetes (44%) and gout (85%).
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it depends the kind of the drink.
Thanks.You reminded us.
Isn’t it good to avoid sugary beverage totally to protect ourselves from health hazard.
Does consumption of coca cola soft drinks cause health issues in adults?
Yes, it is me.
There are some in particular, such as colas that are highly addictive and yet it is almost impossible to find information or support sites for people wanting beat such addiction. Sadly, it is often those most vulnerable and with existing physical/mental health problems that are most addicted.
What is the effect of drinking a bottle of coca cola daily
Thank you for your information,it helps to keep us informed.
Do these research results also apply to diet sodas?
This information is very necessary for people who cannot do without drinking soda. By this reminder it will geared them into curbing their excesses or stop drinking it entirely. Thank you for this information, I am going to pass it on to both family and friends.
For all of you closet soda drinkers.
Sugared beverages are like poison to your body.
Pour some water on a car battery’s corroded terminals… nothing. Pour a coke on and watch the reaction! We know that water is the essence of life, for without water there is no life. Think about this the next time you feel the urge to consume a substance that is so blatantly caustic. If coke tears up and dissolves the corrosion on a battery, exactly what do you think it is going to do to your delicate insides when you ingest it? Oh, and sugar is poison, and Aspamarte is poison on steroids. Avoid all three, fizzy drinks, sugar, and most importantly rat killer Aspamarte. Drink water that hasn’t been contaminated with the industrial pollutant fluoride, and you will live a longer, healthier life (as long as you don’t get hit by a bus… HA!)
Now, do you want to continue to drink this substance?
While I don’t know if this research also applies to diet sodas, it is foolish to drink diet soda according to Dr. James Bowen. Here is an article he authored that I published:
http://truedemocracy.net/td2_2/63aspartame.html
He also wrote warning us about Splenda. I published that article too.
Yes,those results apply to diet soda.Diet soda is still a sweetener and still produces the results of sugar overloading your body.The acid in the soda also strips magnesium from the body.Soda is bad news regardless of what age you are.Don’t drink it. Period. If you are addicted then switch to tea.
When I saw Sugar buckets in Vermont being cleaned with Coca Cola and Pepsi, which removed the rust, I was convinced. Still have to have it every now and then. Diet is probably worse, but I do half and half with regular to improve the taste. I drink iced tea and then get jacked on caffiene, so best to stick with filtered water.
aws! i like coke whenever i have my lunch, anyway thanks forthe reminder
Stevia is a healty natural swetener?
I love to use it for me coffee
This is interesting. I am glad I quit drinking colas. I do have one, sugar-free, but not often. I was raised in a family with restaurants. I remember heading for the soda fountain first thing when I reached the cafe as a little girl with or without some friends. We did not know anything was unhealthy about colas. I never drank water, for years. It is my main delicious drink now (with special filering). Thanks for this new and unknown to me info, Christian. I will keep this in mind. I already have copies to pass on to interested others. taylor
I have recently began drinking a brand of Tonic Water and have been feeling the pain of gout in my foot, more precisely left big toe and now left ankle. Does anyone know what the ingredients of tonic water is. I only ever get gout from acidic tomatoes or by consuming mud crab. I don’t drink soft drinks (sodas)and other than the tonic water, my diet has not altered. By the way I started the tonic water to solve a night cramp problem in my lower legs.
Please help!
Wouldn't touch them if they were the last thing left to drink…total poison!
Sweetners or sugar not for me anymore. Let’s kill the killer sugar. coke or whatever called.
Richard,
Might be the Quinine in your tonic water, it’s an alkaloid.
Also you might want to read this if your using tonic water for leg cramps.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinine
i think you shouldnt drink any coke or pop of any kind ,it has too much sugar in all sodas!i quit
Never drink the stuff — unhealthy! Who needs it? Get used to the taste of water or water with a flavor which contains nothing harmful.
And what about the sugar Substitute Aspatame in diet sodas… why not switch to a naturall fresh juice….[sure that cost more than your sodaartificial flavoured sodas… I'd suggest trying natural juice with seltzer…
“…chemicals in it have been shown to instantly trigger an inflammatory response all over the body within minutes of consumption.”
What chemicals specifically are you referring to?
Thanks for the useful information. Does this apply to natural sugars like honey?
HI CHRISTIAN,
SINCE WE LIVE IN THAILAND, SO EVERYTHING ON BOTTLES ETC. IS IN THAI.
MY HUSBAND DRINKS SODA WATER IN THOSE SMALL BOTTLES YOU CAN BUY.
I THINK THEY CALL THAT SODA POP RIGHT??
I HOPE THE SODA YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT IS A DIFFERENT ONE.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
THANKS FOR ALL THE GREAT INFORMATION.
HAVE A NICE DAY.
LOUISE
All sodas including the sugar free ones adversely effect ones health. Also having sugar in tea or even sugar free tablets for that matter is bad. One must only drink water and around 3 litres per day.
It has long been known that additives which are part of these drinks is/are harmful, however The American “FDA” still allows the manufacturers of these drinks to continue down the same path, despite all the known side effects of consuming such products. One of the main disease contributing factors is the artificial sweeteners (under all kinds of Brand Names), they do far more damage to the human body than ordinary sugar and yet cane sugar is the big “No No”. At least cane sugar is a product from nature until it is made more harmful by the modern industrial processing that is goes through.
I love cup of tea with half spoon sugar and take no cola or soda of anykind and hope to live long . I drink 0.75 lit of water everyday .How about that?.
Good point. I remember years ago reading that you should place a penny in a can of Coke or Pepsi and leave it overnight and see what shape it's in the morning. That was enough for me. I've grown over the years to absolutely LOVE the taste of water. It's the only liquid I drink and it's just delicious. Thanks for posting. Adrienne
my doctor recommended diet soda. He is now fired.
Thank you for this article. It is always a good thing to receive these truths from a reputable third party. We see more and more the damage these sugared beverages do to our bodies.
Good point sugary beverages especially sodas are just packed with sugar and other chemicals that just wreck havoc in your body. Great post!
Christian,
Please cite the Harvard article. I would like to look it up and read it in its entirety. I am a student researcher and have access to do it, so please provide it here.
Thank you.
Doctors have recommended a lot of nasty stuff including: aspertame, cigarettes, lobotomies, tranquilizers, hysterectomies, oxycontin, commitment. They insist on having a list of your medications but fail to check for interactions when they prescribe. They work for the drug companies.
All artificial sweeteners are a problem. They don't work for diets. Using them causes weight gain, not loss. And people over estimate their usefulness: how often do you see people having a diet drink with a donut? Do they think the drink subtracts from the donut calories. They are also addictive.
I was not permitted soft drinks espec. colas when young and did not get addicted to them. Mom used coke as a medicine for flue to calm vomiting. It had cocaine in it. That's the only time we had any soft drinks.
In Seattle you must filter water to get rid of the poisons they dump in it. Sodium floride is proven not to be good for teeth after all yet it is in toothpaste and mouthwash as well as water. We voted against it but no one listens. No longer do we have the option to go have the dentist do it to our kids.
No wonder the kids are not doing as well in school. They are being poisoned by just about everything they injest, bug spray and GM food, but even toys and clothes from China.
And yet people still think they are free, a sure sign they are poisoned when the brain malfunctions. Rising crime rates in poor neighborhoods where they can't afford bottled water maybe due to the crap we are forced to endure.
How about stevia
“ALCOHOL/WINE” HEALTHY?
Media health reports are often deceptive, inaccurate or biased, and individuals cannot make responsible choices about their health –or advising others – if not given the facts. Politics, monetary gain, and the need for sensationalism often influence what is reported. There are times when the announced outcome of a particular study is not even the same conclusion as the researcher/s. Omitting the dangers can make a study appear to be a positive one, and a single study is often presented as an absolute, with no mention of the other available studies showing different outcomes. Drug companies are required to submit only 2 positive drug studies for the FDA to consider acceptance, with no mention to the public about any other studies that may have shown risks. Do your own research, educate yourself so you can make healthier choices.
Alcoholic beverages are now classified by our government as a class “A” human carcinogen, along with arsenic, asbestos, tobacco, etc., and the presence of alcohol hastens the breakdown of antioxidants in the blood, speeding their elimination from the body. Antioxidants, such as resveratrol, possibly have benefits, but that does not translate into wine being healthy. The “American Institute for Cancer Research” tells us that alcohol is a tumor-promoter and that cancer risk may be increased by drinking ‘any’ amount of alcohol. There have been no clinical trials to prove that alcohol can be healthy, only by association/observation, which is how HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) was erroneously shown to be healthy for women.
The ‘French Paradox’ was disproved many years ago by the World Health Organization (WHO), and other health organizations, because of faulty data. It should cause public concern that the true facts have not been reported in order to balance the “Wine Good for You” vs. “Wine Bad for You.” Health studies are often skewed, as in the studies about wine. Wine drinkers, as a group, have a healthier life style in general (not inclusive of the wine) and the ‘sick quitters’ are often counted in the non-drinkers. These many facts should cause the public to question any possible positive effect of alcohol. Evidence shows that alcohol use is dose related, smaller amounts do less damage but there is still harm from even smaller amounts. Studies suggest that smaller amounts of alcohol/wine may lessen the incidences of the ischemic stroke (the stroke that is most prevalent), but it increases the risk of having a hemorrhagic stroke, which does more damage. Using alcohol to relax? This is not true relaxation, it anesthetizes or drugs the drinker and inhibits his/her cognitive ability. It may seem to help with sleep but actually interferes with sleep. Alcohol also destroys an enzyme that is needed for contraction of the heart.
Your health is your most prized possession, ask anyone who doesn’t have it. As the Pharmaceutical Companies are increasing their power and control, there will be more deceptions. They encourage the use of harmful drugs, while discouraging natural therapies, cures and prevention. We are told by the government that over half of the conventional drugs & therapies that are now used have not been sufficiently studied, resulting in hundreds of thousands of deaths and side effects.
I am a retired health educator, journalist, writing for newspapers, and disseminating information to organizations/groups/individuals and other health websites, as well as periodically adding more to mine (www.jrussellshealth.org – for more health topics and more on alcohol. [email protected]).
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It is not the government’s business what drugs you or I choose to inject into our bodies at any age.
*Immunization Warning: Do you realize that before the age of 6, our children get 49 doses of 14 vaccines before the age of 6 (National Vaccine Information Center). Many of these vaccines have traces or larger amounts of the following, depending on the specific vaccine (this is only a partial list): lab altered viruses and bacteria, aluminum, mercury, formaldehyde, phenoxyethanol, gluteraldehyde, sodium borate, sodium chloride, sodium acetate, monosodium glutamate (MSG), hydrchloric acid, hydrogen peroxide, lactose, gelatin, yeast protein, egg albumin, bovine and human serum albumin. Before you take the risk, find out what is in the vaccine.