Cold Drinks are Playing with Human Health.
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Today Consumption of Cold Drinks Increases day to day with high
proportion rate in India and
consumption of cold drinks causes several human health problem such as High
blood pressure,Obesity,high cholesterol and insulin resistance and they add up dangerous toxins to human body.
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Soft drinks are today's trend or much better, you can call them
'fashion' especially among the youth. Do you know that this colorful liquid
does not do a bit good to you? Instead, they add up dangerous toxins to your
body.
Contents in Cold Drink:
The soft drink usually contains the
following components: phosphoric acid, caffeine, sugar or aspartame or saccharin,
caramel coloring, carbon dioxide, and aluminum. Ingesting a soft drink does not
cause any immediate warning such as stomach cramps, vomiting, or diarrhea that
would normally occur when a poison enters the body. Instead, there is the
energizing feeling of caffeine, the sweet taste of sugar combined with the sour
taste of phosphoric acid, and the playful feeling of the carbon dioxide
bubbles. Those ingredients cause imbalances in the body systems that result in
debilitating diseases that show up after many, many years of abuse. Those
diseases have now become commonly thought of as normal aging with no directly
attributable causes.
Just think
before you gulp down soft drink, what are you consuming?
Scientific studies reveal that 1 to 1.5
liters of soft drinks a day can raise risks of numerous health problems, such
as:
Tooth Decay: All soft drinks are acidic which corrodes the teeth by
eroding its enamel. The high amount of sugar consumed through soft drinks lead
to the
development of bacteria that attack
the teeth thus aggravating dental problems.
People who drink three or more
glasses of aerated drinks (gaseous drinks) daily have much higher chances of
dental decay, fillings and teeth loss. Therefore, soft drinks contain acid and
sugar that corrode and destroy the teeth in one shot.
Obesity: Soft drinks are mainly composed of filtered H2O,
artificial additives and refined sugar. Thus, they lack nutritional value and
only add up calories through their refined sugar; therefore, they make you gain
weight. But is shifting to 'Diet Soft Drink' the solution? The fact is that
diet soft drinks contain aspartame (an artificial low-calorie sweetener).
Although aspartame does not add up the calories it makes you feel hungrier and
crave for food. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) no longer allows foods
containing aspartame to be labeled as 'weight reduction product '. Now it
insists to label these products simply as 'Diet Drink' or 'Diet Food '.
Research also shows that aspartame causes migraines, dizziness and more over it
reduces your memory.
Malnutrition: Some people who are addicted to soft drinks deprive
themselves from food until they become victims of malnutrition. Since
gastrointestinal disturbance of these drinks lead to poor appetite thus surviving
on soft drinks and little amount of food will cause malnutrition, retarded
growth and other physiological problems. Effect on Gastro-Intestinal System:
When you open the bottle of a soft drink, bubbles and fizz are immediately
emitted out. This is due to phosphoric acid and carbon dioxide (CO2) content,
which make these drinks highly acidic. The pH of soft drink ranges from 2.5-3.4
which generates a highly acidic environment in the stomach. Throughout the
digestive system, that starts from the mouth and ends up at the anus (liver,
gallbladder and pancreas play the role of accessory organs) only the stomach
can resist an acidic environment up to pH 2.0. But before the acidity of soft
drink reaches the stomach it passes through all the other organs involved in
the digestive system thus causing an abnormal acidic environment. Hence the
linings of the mouth, pharynx and esophagus are highly sensitive to acids. Also
there is a very common practice of taking soft drinks when a person suffers
from acidity or after having a heavy meal. However, this is wrong. The
phosphoric acid present in soft drink competes with the hydrochloric acid of
the stomach and affects its functions. When the stomach becomes ineffective,
food remains undigested causing indigestion, gassiness or bloating (swelling of
stomach). Thus people who are suffering from acidity should not be drinking
soft drinks because actually it increases acidity further.
Effect on Kidneys: Kidneys are less able to excrete phosphoric acid when
it is in excess. Thus, there is extra work for kidney. Soft drinks remove
Calcium from the body,
Effect on Skin: Acidic blood
affects the action of glutathione, which is an antioxidant enzyme. In addition,
these drinks lack vitamins and minerals. By taking these drinks, people cut
their intake of fresh juices, milk and even water and deprive themselves from
essential vitamins and minerals that are mandatory for skin. Thus, the skin
becomes more prone to wrinkles and aging.
Effect of Caffeine: In
most of carbonated beverages, caffeine is deliberately added to make it
addictive. Caffeine in carbonated drink is more readily absorbed than any other
drink (like coffee, chocolate etc.). Caffeine disturbs sleep by stimulating
nervous system. It also makes premenstrual syndrome worse, causes dehydration
and induces stomach to produce acids, aggravating hyperacidity. Since caffeine
disturbs sleep, the body is more likely to produce C - reactive protein, which
plays an important role in heart disease.
Prevention: 1.Use
straw to reduce direct contact with teeth.
2. Rinse your mouth
with water after drinking aerated drink.
3. Drink Lassi,
fresh juice , jaljeera ,milk etc.
4. Or simply do not
drink soft drinks.
Note: 1.In 2003,
the Delhi non-profit Centre
for Science and Environment(CSE)
published a disputed report finding pesticide levels in Coke and Pepsi soft drinks sold in India at
levels 30 times greater than Concentration of pesticide in soft drinks
sold in European countries. The Indian Health Minister said the CSE tests were
inaccurate, and said that the government's tests found pesticide levels within
India's standards but above EU standards. A similar CSE report in August 2006 prompted many state governments to have issued a ban of the sale of soft drinks in schools. Kerala issued a complete ban on the sale or manufacture of soft drinks altogether. (These were later struck down in court.) In return, the soft drink companies like Coca-Cola and Pepsi have issued ads in the media regarding the safety of consumption of the drinks.
2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days.
3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and .......Let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
4. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days.
For
more details Go on given link:
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWdPQP19Ack
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