Break Your Daily Soda Habit

Dr. David Katz says that a cup of tea can infuse you with antioxidants instead of the wallop of sugar you get in a can of soda. Green, black and especially white—drink it hot or iced: all offer the powerful nutrients and a boost of caffeine. Dr. Katz says that if diet soda (better) is your vice, opt for water (best) as your thirst quencher of choice. There is no better beverage than water to help you stay hydrated, which is important in keeping body systems running well. Diet soda quenches thirst, but some experts still worry that its artificial sweeteners may be linked to cancer. Dr. Katz’s main concern with them is that they propagate a sweet tooth, which leads to more sugar intake and the overall deterioration of the diet.

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Soda Can Lower Immune System

When hot weather or when hanging out with friends, soft drinks often accompany. Fresh sensation of soda makes a lot of people addicted. But behind the freshness, drink Soda can lower your immune system.

If you include people who frequently drink a soft drinks, should be less than now. Find out four reasons, as quoted by Reader's Digest.

- Poor nutrition
People who like to drink soft drinks, the nutrients in the body such as vitamin A, calcium and magnesium tend to be less. That's because soda contains phosphorus acid which removes calcium and magnesium. In fact, these two nutrients are very important to maintain immune system or immunity to run well.

- Free radicals
Soda contains high corn syrup, fructose and oxygen free radicals. Both can lead to tissue damage, diabetes, and complications of the disease.


- Bisphenol A (BPA)
In a few plastic bottles of soft drinks packaging containing toxic chemical called bisphenol A (BPA). Toxins can be dissolved in the soda and can enter the body when you drink it. Some evidence indicates BPA triggers a variety of diseases, including impairment of the immune system.

- Diet soda trigger increased body weight
Drink soda type "diet soda", is not actually a healthy beverage. Precisely by taking body weight can rise. A study in 1550 concluded that people who drink diet soda have a 41 percent increased risk of overweight or obesity, for every bottle they drank per day. Apparently, artificial sweetness makes cell signal the body to store fat and carbohydrates, which makes you feel hungry. Sweetness also promote insulin release, which inhibits your body's ability to burn fat.