| If you are addicted to cola drinks that you are | | | | that the second highest ingredient in Diet Coke is |
| probably addicted to sugar. Sugar as you may or | | | | still that high fructose corn syrup which speeds |
| may not know is considered to be an empty | | | | glucose to the pancreas and brain. |
| calorie. It provides tons of calories with no | | | | This is why it is also easy to get addicted to the |
| nutritional value and numerous studies have | | | | mood fix you get from drinking diet coke.No |
| proven a link between obesity and cola drinkers in | | | | matter what brand of cola you are drinking most |
| the United States. | | | | have three ingredients that are harmful to human |
| In fact if you drink a cola a day you are also | | | | health.1. Sweeteners. Sugar in soft drinks (including |
| setting yourself up to develop a nice case of | | | | non-cola drinks) increases weight gain and also the |
| Type 2 Diabetes as the high fructose corn syrup | | | | incidence of dental cavities. Non-caloric sweeteners |
| in each eight ounce serving contains a whopping | | | | such as saccharin and aspartame can also have |
| 14 tablespoons of sugar.Let's take the most | | | | undesirable side-effects such as headaches, mouth |
| popular soft drink in the world, Coca Cola, as a | | | | ulcers and gas.2. Caffeine. This poor man's "upper" |
| nutritional example.One eight ounce serving of | | | | is added specifically to cola drinks. It is a diuretic |
| Coca Cola Classic contains 140 calories, most of it | | | | and can elevate blood pressure. It has been |
| from high fructose corn syrup and caffeine. | | | | suggested that caffeine is linked to heart attacks, |
| That caffeine helps speed that sugar to your | | | | strokes and the development of rheumatoid |
| intestines and pancreas causing blood sugar spikes | | | | arthritis. If you are already on a stimulant weight |
| and crashes. These sugar crashes cause a craving | | | | loss supplement you could be asking for trouble.3. |
| for more cola, which provides yet another quick | | | | Phosphoric acid. This acid is typically only used in |
| fix to get a sugar high. | | | | cola drinks, which |
| This is why so many people who drink colas | | | | are very acidic (low pH) compared to other soft |
| often drink several a day. They are addicted to | | | | drinks. This can increase |
| the sugar in the beverage. Many overweight | | | | the rate of enamel loss from teeth. Phosphates |
| individuals don't like to admit it but they consume | | | | in general cause decalcification of bone tissue, |
| way more cola a day than just eight ounces. | | | | accelerating the process of osteoporosis.Obviously |
| Many drink at least three to four servings a day. | | | | if you care about your health and you want to |
| Four servings adds an additional 560 calories to | | | | lose weight then one of your first steps should be |
| your diet a day.Are you any better off drinking | | | | to stop drinking cola drinks. |
| Diet Coca Cola? | | | | It is estimated that you can lose 15 pounds a |
| If you look at the ingredients on a can of Diet | | | | month simply by cutting all sugary, carbonated |
| Coke you will see that aspartame has been added | | | | drinks from your diet!Patricia has been interested |
| to the mix as a sugar free substitute. | | | | in health and dieting since the early 70's and |
| However this is absolutely worthless considering | | | | knows how to seperate fact from hype. |