The Dangers of Soda

by Embrace Country Life on 11/07/12

I can't tell you how many articles I have now read on the dangers of soda (especially diet).  There are many articles posted under the "Healthy Living Links" of the website.  Every time I read an article I want to shout from the roof tops for everyone I know to STOP drinking it!

Here are some of the dangers of diet drinks as found in an article by Joshua Corn who is a writer for www.wakeupworld.com.

• Some studies show that diet drinks can actually make you 70% fatter.
• The artificial coloring used in diet drinks is a carcinogenic.
• Aspartame and Neotame (Equal and NutraSweet) are also known carcinogens, even in low levels.
• Sucralose (Splenda), alters the microflora in the intestine and “exerts numerous adverse effects, according to a Duke University study.
• Diet sodas in general are linked to a 61% increase in strokes and heart attacks.

I can't even watch someone drink diet soda anymore without saying something.  When I hear that soda drop out of the machine in the faculty room, I cringe.  The teacher buying the can knows that I will be making some comment like, "Drinking poison with lunch today?"  I can't help myself anymore.  It takes all my will power to not stand up and smack it out of their hands like it is a live hand grenade!  

I am starting to equate my hate for soda to my hate for cigarettes.  My dad smoked when I was growing up.  Every time he lit up, my anxiety rose.  I just couldn't understand why he wouldn't stop.  Everything you read or heard said cigarettes caused cancer!  Now the studies are showing the same for diet soda but people are still drinking it.

So yes, I am sure people think I am crazy when I look at them funny as they pop the tab on their soda cans.  I will continue to preach to them if they choose to drink it in front of me.  I've already been successful convincing one colleague to stop drinking soda.  I have many more left...time will tell..