Soda is an addiction — similar to tobacco, alcohol, or drugs. Also soda:
- raises a person’s blood pressure,
- have a negative effect on your brain function and thinking processes, increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease (The researchers*' conclusion: “ Artificially sweetened soft drink consumption was associated with a higher risk of stroke and dementia.” The research* had also uncovered a possible link of sweet sodas with higher stroke risk.),
- destroys your teeth,
- increase your risk of kidney disease and ultimately kidney failure,
- increased risk of diabetes, weight gain*,
- had shorter telomeres* in immune cells, meaning their risk of dying sooner was higher.
"The metabolic effects of sweetened drinks include rapid spikes in blood glucose [sugar] and insulin levels," lead researcher Dr. Nita Forouhi, of the University of Cambridge, in the United Kingdom said.(webmd)
Based: medicaldaily.com, forbes