The Negative Effects of Soft Drinks

Many health experts warn that the soft drink is not healthy at all, regardless of brand. Why. There is no health benefit to be gained from the soft drink. All you get is a lot of useless calories.

In addition, soft drinks also bring harm to health as well as smoking. But apparently appeals from a doctor or medical practitioner to stop consuming soft drinks are rarely heard by most people. Modern trends inherent when a person drinks as soft drinks.

Then why should stop drinking soft drinks?

Reporting from GeniusBeauty, Wednesday (2010/07/07), here are five reasons why people should stop drinking soft drinks:

1. Obesity (overweight) - Researchers at the University of Texas found that soft drinks increase the risk of obesity average of 32.8 percent, while the diet coke (sugar-free soft drink) actually increase the risk to 54.5. So sugar-free soft drink is not always healthy.

2. Useless Calories - Most soda contains 250 calories per 600 ml. There is no nutrient or mineral in it, but just sugar and caffeine.

3. Addiction - Soft drink can also lead to a kind of addiction. Which stimulates addiction is caffeine in it. Having quit drinking soft drinks, you will experience withdrawal symptoms such as headaches, depression, nervous and shivering.

4. Increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes - According to a report published by the American Heart Association in Circulation Journal in 2007, those who drank soft drinks every day will increase the risk of metabolic syndrome, a condition that increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes, 44 percent.

5. Reduced sperm count - The study in Denmark showed men who consumed 1 liter or more soft drinks per day can be harmful to sperm. Men who frequently consume soft drinks produce sperm 30 percent lower than those who did not consume soft drinks.

Although there is no research on this, but it has become a concern, especially if soft drinks have become a habit. Further result, if too much and often consume soft drinks may develop coronary heart disease and stroke. But of course in the long run. Having raised the problem of obesity, and blockage of blood vessels, and then the heart and stroke.

However, soft drinks and other bottled drinks still relatively safe to be consumed by children. Although soft drinks, in addition to caffeine, also contains soda.