Is Soda Really Bad?

Who doesn’t love a nice glass of soda with dinner or just to cool down after a long day at work. Is soda bad for you? Well obviously it’s not good for your health. People have tried to abolish soda production with the soda ban which only includes regular soda not diet or other artificial drinks so what’s the point?

Water fountains filled with soda should not be allowed! You can be a victim of soda, don't let it control you. Soda can cause many problems in a human's life, some of these problems consists of bad tooth decay, gaining kidney stones or diabetes, or in some cases, due to overdose of sugar, can cause you to have a heart attack and die! Soda is a very rotten thing and kids should not be allowed to drink this all day everyday. If a student does this it will cause him or her to have bad health and poor being for all EMS students.

Next, many consumers believe that drinking diet soda is healthier for you than drinking regular soda filled with sugar but studies are starting to show that artificial sweeteners may actually lead to diabetes. Mary Ann Yantis, PhD, RN, a nurse educator for Nursing Education Consultants and Kate Hunter, RD, LD (2010), a clinical dietitian at Adventist Medical Center reports (2010) that drinking more than one serving of diet soda per day can increase your risk of metabolic syndrome by more than 36%. Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors, which includes hypertension, abdominal obesity, hyperglycemia and hypertriglyceridemia. These risk factors increase a person’s risk of developing diabetes, heart disease and stroke. This same study also reports (2010) that one diet soda per day can increase a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes by more the 67%. This is possibly due to the fact that artificial sweeteners can be up to 13,000 times sweeter than sugar and this intense sweetness can be addictive thus creating cravings for more sweetness in order to feel satisfied. Yantis and Hunter (2010) point out that the sweet taste triggers the same dopamine signals that are also triggered by drugs such as cocaine and heroin. Craving for more intense artificial sweetness will result in consuming more calories, increase the likelihood of developing insulin resistance, and more than likely affect the glucose metabolism (Yantis & Hunter, 2010).

The first thought that most likely comes to mind is, ¨how could a beverage hurt or have such an effect on you?¨ The answer lies in the text of Russ Lloyd’s article in Scope magazine, ¨Putting warning labels on sugary drinks would save lives¨. In the text, the author addresses side effects that soda has and could have on a person, mentioning serious problems

Against: Did you hear about the new soda tax? Now we pay extra tax on sugary drinks and iced teas. They make you pay extra cents per ounce!

Imagine that you saw the inside of your body just after you drank a can of soda. It is not pleasant. Soda is a sugary drink that a lot of people and kids love to drink when they have people over for an occasion. It is also offered at restaurants and other stores for people to get and buy. Soda and other sugary drinks should not be permitted in schools. Although soda is not healthy for you, it tastes delightful and pleasurable. Soda shouldn’t be allowed in schools because they are bad for your body and can damage the insides of your body, and soda can make you become obese and large.

There’s a consistent flood of warnings these days about the widespread habit of drinking sugar-laden soda, with most focusing on obesity-related health issues.

In conclusion, there is nothing healthy about diet soda and it is simply water with artificial sweeteners and other additives, especially phosphoric acid. So the less soda you drink, the better. In addition, people should not keep sodas in their home such as refrigerator because it is a big temptation. Instead, people can put healthier options include fresh juice, low fat milk, green tea, hot chocolate, and ginger tea. Moreover, people should drink more water instead of reaching for diet soda. Liquid helps human’s body get rid of toxins that can cause a big risk for diseases like cancer. As you know, water has zero calories so it is one of the healthiest ways for people to stay hydrated. According to my research, people should drink at least

When a person is deciding what to eat and drink, they must always look at how it will affect them, regardless of how good it tastes. Every food is filled with things that are good and bad. Soft drinks are the most consumed beverage in the world today. Unfortunately, soft drinks are extremely toxic. Whether soft drinks satisfy thirst and taste good, this should not be a good enough reason to drink it. We should all do our bodies a favor and stop drinking soda.

According to livestrong.com in 2015, “Drinking large amounts of soda may affect your brain health and alter your risk of certain diseases. Naturopathic physician Scott Olson says that several scientific studies suggest that a high sugar diet may increase your risk of schizophrenia, depression and anxiety,” (Adams, “Can Food Cause Chemical Imbalance in the Brain”). Sugar in soda can advance to permanent long-term damage to the brain. Additionally, the sugar in a person’s body can increase blood pressure and dilate pupils. While, this evidence had been scientifically proven precisely there are still people who don’t see the ethics in the soda ban. That’s why a state judge ruled against it. According to BusinessInsider.com in 2010, “A New York state judge struck down Mayor Bloomberg's controversial ban on large sodas on Monday, arguing that the restrictions on sugary sweetened drinks did not make sense, partly because the ban wasn't evenly enforced.” (Spector, “New Yorkers Will Be Significantly Fatter Because Of The Soda Ban Repeal”). Although the judge thinks the ban is inefficient he is inaccurate, the restrictions on the ban are based on scientific evidence. The ban will still make sense, even though it does not include diet sodas and fruit juices. Everybody knows fruit juice and diet sodas are better for people

Focus/Thesis: Over the years soda has become a staple in our lives, and is unfortunately extremely toxic to our bodies. Which is why we need to make the effort to limit the amount we drink and make ourselves aware of the risks we expose to our health when choosing to drink soda.

Over periods of time society has told us that drinking more beverages is good for our bodies. It turns out that they are not telling the truth. The soda industry tries to increase their container sizes to raise up sells for the customer to think that buying a soda bottle for of three liters for two dollars and fifty cents is a better deal than buying one bottle of twenty ounces for one dollar and fifty cents. The soda industry does the offer to tell consumers that buying a three liter coke is better than buying one personal bottle of soda. What the soda industry is telling us by buying large amounts of soda it is better for our family than is drinking water.

According to Mental Floss in 2015 the National soft drink association reported to them that Americans spent sixty-five billon dollars on soft drinks a year. Where Beverage Marketing Corp. reported to Mental Floss that Americans spent eleven billion dollars on bottled water in 2015. http://mentalfloss.com/article/31222/numbers-how-americans-spend-their-money From what I read on medical daily soda consumption can cause obesity, type two diabetes and heart attacks. According to Harvard research each soda that is consumed can increase the risk for obesity 1.6 times.

Drinking a lot of soda pop can affect the body in so many different ways that end up hurting your body. In Leung’s article she talks about how drinking to much pop can affect your cells as you get older (Leung, 2014). As you get older the carbonation from the pop can make the cells in the body weaker and more vulnerable to diseases or sicknesses like cancer. Because the cells are weaker, they cannot fight the diseases as well. Also, in Stanbrooks article he talks about how when people drink to much pop there sugar level is so high that they can end up with diseases like obesity (Stanbrook,2013). There are people in the Untied States who buy 24 oz - 32 oz cups of pop. That is way to much sugar for the body to handle and that is when we have

Summary: The University of California conducted a study in 2014 which found that those who reported more pop consumption showed increased signs of aging. At the end of each chromosome are end caps which are called telomeres which protect the DNA. As humans age these telomeres get shorter, the shortening of them has been linked to many diseases including heart disease, diabetes, and some forms of cancer. Scientists believe that drinking sugary sodas could cause the accelerating cellular aging of bodily tissues. While more research needs to be done to confirm this possible link, scientists conclude that drinking a 20 ounce soda daily could result in 4.6 years of biological aging, which is comparable to the effects of smoking. These findings are