7 dangers of drinking carbonated soft drinks
Carbonated drinks are always a favorite of many people on hot days. However, drinking carbonated water is not very effective in quenching thirst and cooling down, but also has negative effects on health, especially the following 7 dangers.
Damage to the kidneys
The kidney is the most important excretory organ of the body. Harmful substances produced in the body are mostly excreted through the kidneys to form urine and be eliminated from the body.
Carbonated soft drinks always contain a large amount of minerals, additives, colorants, preservatives... these substances enter the body and damage the kidneys, and also increase the risk of kidney stones.
Harmful to stomach and intestines
After drinking a lot of cold carbonated drinks, the blood vessels in the intestines and stomach will immediately contract when exposed to cold, causing the already low blood flow in the stomach and intestines to become even less, thus causing an imbalance in the function of the stomach and intestines, even causing stomach cramps, gastritis, stomach pain, etc. In addition, it can easily lead to bloating, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Damage to teeth
Carbonated drinks contain many additives, flavor enhancers and organic acids, etc., which have a very strong corrosive effect on teeth and will damage the protective layer of tooth enamel. If the tooth substance is damaged, symptoms of toothache and other oral diseases will appear, and at the same time, it will harm the tooth pulp.
Affects the normal absorption of nutrients
We all know that carbonated drinks sold on the market all contain sugar. If the body consumes too much, blood sugar will increase, thereby making the central nervous system feel full, not eating enough. Such a long time will not only affect eating but also affect the normal absorption of nutrients.
Carbonated water is not thirst quenching.
In addition to a portion of natural fruit juice, carbonated drinks contain flavors, colorants, and preservatives. Although these additives have strict usage standards, after entering the body, it still needs to consume as much water as possible to help metabolism, making us feel “the more we drink, the thirstier we become”, which is of course not beneficial to the body. In addition, if you accidentally drink a poor quality drink, it will cause great harm to the body.
Increased risk of diabetes
An eight-year study of 91,249 women found that those who drank more than one can of carbonated water a day were twice as likely to develop diabetes as those who drank less than one can. Even though carbonated water did not increase body weight, it still clearly promoted the development of diabetes.
Easy to cause obesity in children
The body weight of children who like to drink carbonated water is often divided into two extremes: too fat or too thin. The amount of sugar in carbonated water is usually about 10%, a 355ml glass of carbonated water has about 40g of sugar, consuming 2 glasses of carbonated water per day will have 320 thousand calories. Continuously for 3 months will consume more than 28,800 thousand calories of energy, equivalent to an increase of 4.1kg of fat.
According to Dan Tri - PC