Why Soft Drinks are So Bad for You
We recently published an article telling why drinking any kind of cola is bad for your bones. New research shows that soft drinks are one of the primary causes of the obesity epidemic in the US?AND they rot your teeth!
Carbonated soft drinks are the single largest source of calories in the American diet, according to a 2005 report called “Liquid Candy,” produced by the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). Companies annually manufacture enough soda pop to provide more than 52 gallons to every man, woman and child in the United States.Obesity expert Kelly Brownell says, “Nobody claims there is a single cause to the obesity problem, but the existing science certainly puts soft drinks in the list of leading contributors.”
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