Soft drinks accompany millions of people in our day to day, from children Even older adults, and although there are very diverse opinions in this regard, experts emphasize that the vast majority of them should be away from the diet, since they are highly harmful to health. While it is true that they will not have a great impact if they are consumed in a timely manner, it will do it if Many soft drinks are drink every day.
When talking about this type of refreshing drinks, it is inevitable to talk about Coca-Cola, one of the most consumed sodas globally. Despite its appetizing flavor and freshness it brings in the days of greater heat, it can cause serious health problemsas determined by an article published in ‘The magazine of the Psychiatric Hospital of Havana’, where the damages caused by a Addictive consumption of Coca-Cola.
Coca-Cola is considered by many experts as a great enemy for healthy eating habits, and despite the fact that much of society is aware of this, it is a drink with enormous popularity globally. While it is true that with a moderate consumption of soft drinks will not mean a big health problem, resorting to this type of drinks frequently and even becomes a need It can have serious consequences for the body. It is largely due to its large doses of caffeine, in addition to sugar or substitutes for this food, which can lead to great cerebral stimulation and great addiction.
In addition, they usually contain many other ingredients in their composition that are far from being healthy and that can cause different alterations of the human organism, which in turn can lead to the suffering of serious diseases.
The consequences of a habitual consumption of soft drinks
Drink many soft drinks It will be one Great sugar intakethat in addition to causing addiction and overestimulating the brain, favors the appearance of obesitysince it complicates the absorption of water by the digestive system, significantly affecting the liver and causes a high amount of glucose.
Regarding its high contribution of caffeine Present in many of the sodas, it can have numerous negative consequences on the body, being able to provoke Sleep disorders, stress, high blood pressure … and even psychic alterations. A phosphoric acid is also present that causes demineralization, that is, prevents adequate calcium absorptioncausing a weakening of the bones.
This ingredient, together with sugar, also makes difficulties in iron absorption, leading to anemia. Carbonated water, on the other hand, increases acidity in the stomach.
Continuing with the components that we can find in Coca-Cola and other soft drinks, we find the Ciclamate Sódicoa substitute for sugar that provides a much sweeter taste than the latter. Different investigations over the years detected that their consumption increases the risk of suffering Bladder cancer. This fact caused that in 1969 it was prohibited by the Food and Medicines Administration of the US (FDA).
Another sugar substitute is the aspartamoa sweetener that was initially prohibited by being considered that it could cause blindness and cancer, but later there were investigations that ruled out this possibility.
For all components present in Coca-Cola and other soft drinks, experts recommend limiting themselves to consume them occasionallyreplacing them with sodas without caffeine as natural juices, ingest a minimum of 1.5 liters of water per day, and consume fruits.
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