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Diet Soda Persuasive Speech

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Diet drinks have been around for more than 60 years. Although it's called "diet", it was actually aimed at diabetics, and not people who were on a diet. That's the reason why the drink was advertised as sugar-free. Slowly but surely, the industry developed into the giant it is today. However, although it contains no sugar, there are other health risks that we should be taking into consideration.
It confuses your body: Although calorie-free, drinking more than one diet soda per day could lead to increased bodyweight. How? Two simple reasons: psychological and physiological. Just the thought that you're having a calorie-free drink will easily justify that 2nd cheeseburger. More than that, the artificial sweeteners used in the production of these drinks have been shown to have the same effect as natural sugar. …show more content…

Like that wasn't enough, the same can would increase your risk of developing metabolic syndrome by 36%. This syndrome is a clustering of 5 conditions: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, obesity, and high glucose levels. I don't know anyone who would risk having any of these conditions.
It may cause you a heart attack: If you're not afraid of diabetes or high blood pressure, know that the risk of cardiac problems such as heart attacks or strokes is more than 40% higher for diet soda drinkers, even when compared to normal soda drinkers.
It could lead to depression: A recent study shows that people who drink more than 4 cans of diet soda per day have a higher risk of depression than people who don't drink diet soda at all. The 30% risk increase is something to take into consideration, especially when we're talking about a seemingly harmless

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