Fw: 10 reasons not to consume soft drinks

[Guest guest]

Thought y'all might like to read this!

Top Ten Reasons Never To Consume Soft Drinks!

1. Soft drinks steal water from the body. They work very much like a

diuretic which takes away more water than it provides to the body. Just to

process the high levels of sugar in soft drinks steals a considerable amount

of water from the body. To replace the water stolen by soft drinks, you need

to drink 8-12 glasses of water for every one glass of soft drinks that you

consume

!

2. Soft Drinks never quench your thirst, certainly not your body's need for

water. Constantly denying your body an adequate amount can lead to Chronic

Cellular Dehydration, a condition that weakens your body at the cellular

level. This, in turn, can lead to a weakened immune system and a plethora of

diseases.

3. The elevated levels of phosphates in soft drinks leach vital minerals

from your body. Soft Drinks are made with purified water that also leach

vital minerals from your body. A severe lack of minerals can lead to Heart

Disease (lack of magnesium), Osteoporosis (lack of calcium) and many other

diseases. Most vitamins can not perform their function in the body without

the presence of minerals.

4. Soft Drinks can remove rust from a car bumper or other metal surfaces.

Imagine what it's doing to your digestive tract as well as the rest of your

body.

5. The high amounts of sugar in Soft Drinks causes your pancreas to produce

an abundance of insulin, which leads to a " sugar crash " . Chronic elevation

and depletion of sugar and insulin can lead to diabetes and other imbalance

related diseases. This is particularly disruptive to growing children which

can lead to life-long health problems.

6. Soft Drinks severely interfere with digestion. Caffeine and high amounts

of sugar virtually shut down the digestive process. That means your body is

essentially taking in NO nutrients from the food you may have just eaten,

even that eaten hours earlier. Consumed with french-fries which can take

WEEKS to digest, there is arguably nothing worse a person can put in their

body.

7. Diet soft drinks contain Aspartame, which has been linked to depression,

insomnia, neurological disease and a plethora of other illness. The FDA has

received more than 10,000 consumer complaints about Aspartame, that's 80% of

all complaints about food additives.

8. Soft Drinks are EXTREMELY acidic, so much so that they can eat through

the liner of an aluminum can and leach aluminum from the can if it sits on

the shelf too long. Alzheimer patients who have been autopsied ALL have high

levels of aluminum in their brains. Heavy metals in the body can lead to

many neurological and other diseases.

9. Soft Drinks are EXTREMELY acidic: The human body naturally exists at a

pH of about 7.0. Soft Drinks have a pH of about 2.5, which means you are

putting something into your body that is hundred of thousands of times more

acidic that your body is! Diseases flourish in an acidic environment. Soft

Drinks and other acidic food deposit acid waste in the body which

accumulates over time in the joints and around the organs. For example, the

Body pH of cancer or arthritis patients are always low. The sicker the

person, the lower the Body pH.

10. Soft Drinks are the WORSE THING you can possibly put in your body.

Don't even think of taking a sip of a Soft Drink when you are sick with a

cold, flu or something worse. It will only make it that much harder for your

body to fight the illness.

[Guest guest]

....and here I just killed off my 2nd can of Diet Coke for the day. Urgh.

alyssa

Fw: 10 reasons not to consume soft drinks

> Thought y'all might like to read this!

>

> Top Ten Reasons Never To Consume Soft Drinks!

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[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/5/01 1:45:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

jhensel@... writes:

> 4. Soft Drinks can remove rust from a car bumper or other metal surfaces.

> Imagine what it's doing to your digestive tract as well as the rest of your

> body.

>

This is an urban legend which leads me to question how accurate the other

statements are.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/5/01 3:12:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time, GABS12992@...

writes:

<< In a message dated 9/5/01 2:02:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

pennykit@...

writes:

> A science experiment in elementary school, proved a nail in coke, rusted in

> a very short period of time. >>

Yes, but just whizzing over the nail on its way to wherever didn't rust it, I

say in defense of my beloved Coca-Cola!

Sheryl

[Guest guest]

urban legend >>>>

ummmmm I wonder why my hubby uses it on his chrome and it comes out shiny?

He also uses it to clean the battery cables.....

[Guest guest]

A science experiment in elementary school, proved a nail in coke, rusted in

a very short period of time.

Love and Hugs to all

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urban legend >>>>

ummmmm I wonder why my hubby uses it on his chrome and it comes out shiny?

He also uses it to clean the battery cables.....

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[Guest guest]

sodas are addictive for alot of people.......especially those drinking the

caffeine, Youd be suprised how many just can not stop drinking them due to

the addiction (us Dsers excepted)

Judie

[Guest guest]

At 10:390 -0700 9/5/01, Phoenix Rising sat down at the keyboard and wrote:

>A science experiment in elementary school, proved a nail in coke, rusted in

>a very short period of time.

my daughter probably did the same experiment; the nail rusted in

almost the same amount of time in ANY liquid: water, coke, milk, and

soapy water.

--stella

[Guest guest]

Who's eating nails anyway? I've heard of better ways to get your

iron. I wouldn't worry about drinking coke unless your diet is high

in nails.

Amy

Fremont, CA

DS July 6, 2001

Rabkin/Jossart

BMI 47, now 39

-52 lbs

> Except that soda doesn't stay in your stomach for weeks. I know

what's being

> said but I still doubt that soda can hurt us this badly. The

bubbles might

> cause gas and fill you up but I don't think it would eat away at our

> stomachs unless we drank it constantly. JMO.

> Micky

> Re: Fw: 10 reasons not to consume soft

drinks

>

>

> > A science experiment in elementary school, proved a nail in coke,

rusted

> in

> > a very short period of time.>>>

> >

> > Best way to find out is for everybody to open a can of coke and

put a nail

> > in there and leave it for a week and see what happens.......

> > end of doubts!

> >

> > Judie

> >

> >

> >

> > ------------------------------------------------------------------

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> >

[Guest guest]

I wouldn't worry about drinking coke unless your diet is high

in nails.>>>>>

Haha Amy! Do fingernails count? =)

Judie

[Guest guest]

Wait a minute everybody, the 10 reasons list stated that soda can

REMOVE rust, and now we are saying it causes rust. I am confused

Now I don't know if these statements are all true, but...the part

about the acidity and how soda is so much more acid than our

bodies....Well, so is stomach acid, which is what is in our stomachs

where the soda goes, so to me this point is invalid.

I was told by my surgeon not to drink it simply because it can

stretch out the stomach faster enabling us to eat more sooner.

[Guest guest]

Most of this is " Bad Science. " Acid doesn't cause rust...oxygen does. Soda

doesn't have a pH of 2. Your mouth would burn at that pH. According to a

chemist I know who worked for RC Cola, the standard pH of Coke (Regular) is

4.0 Beer is about 4.1. By the way, anything Carbon Dioxide is dissolved

in water, that's how you make carbolic acid (which was Dr. Lister's first

surgical disinfectant.) Anyhow, so much for useless data.

I will say that it is MY opinion, that clear sodas or decafs are better than

Caffinated Colas or other cafinated drinks....

But to each their own.

Bob

VA - 1st Consult Oct. 8 - Dr. Elariny

> Wait a minute everybody, the 10 reasons list stated that soda can

> REMOVE rust, and now we are saying it causes rust. I am confused

>

> Now I don't know if these statements are all true, but...the part

> about the acidity and how soda is so much more acid than our

> bodies....Well, so is stomach acid, which is what is in our stomachs

> where the soda goes, so to me this point is invalid.

[Guest guest]

If you don't believe it the try the following experiments:

If you have carosion on your car battery cabels... use coke to melt

it away.

Use Coke to tenderize meat, it breaks down the tissue fast.

(I never tried this one) put a small piece of meat in a jar of

coke,seal it and leave it for 3 days. The meat should be gone,

disolved, disappeared in 3 days.

Finally, I have never heard a doctor say don't worry .. just drink

plenty of soda and you will be fine.

karon

> Thought y'all might like to read this!

>

> Top Ten Reasons Never To Consume Soft Drinks!

> 1. Soft drinks steal water from the body. They work very much like

a

> diuretic which takes away more water than it provides to the body.

Just to

> process the high levels of sugar in soft drinks steals a

considerable amount

> of water from the body. To replace the water stolen by soft drinks,

you need

> to drink 8-12 glasses of water for every one glass of soft drinks

that you

> consume

> !

> 2. Soft Drinks never quench your thirst, certainly not your body's

need for

> water. Constantly denying your body an adequate amount can lead to

Chronic

> Cellular Dehydration, a condition that weakens your body at the

cellular

> level. This, in turn, can lead to a weakened immune system and a

plethora of

> diseases.

>

> 3. The elevated levels of phosphates in soft drinks leach vital

minerals

> from your body. Soft Drinks are made with purified water that also

leach

> vital minerals from your body. A severe lack of minerals can lead

to Heart

> Disease (lack of magnesium), Osteoporosis (lack of calcium) and

many other

> diseases. Most vitamins can not perform their function in the body

without

> the presence of minerals.

>

> 4. Soft Drinks can remove rust from a car bumper or other metal

surfaces.

> Imagine what it's doing to your digestive tract as well as the rest

of your

> body.

>

> 5. The high amounts of sugar in Soft Drinks causes your pancreas

to produce

> an abundance of insulin, which leads to a " sugar crash " . Chronic

elevation

> and depletion of sugar and insulin can lead to diabetes and other

imbalance

> related diseases. This is particularly disruptive to growing

children which

> can lead to life-long health problems.

>

> 6. Soft Drinks severely interfere with digestion. Caffeine and

high amounts

> of sugar virtually shut down the digestive process. That means your

body is

> essentially taking in NO nutrients from the food you may have just

eaten,

> even that eaten hours earlier. Consumed with french-fries which can

take

> WEEKS to digest, there is arguably nothing worse a person can put

in their

> body.

>

> 7. Diet soft drinks contain Aspartame, which has been linked to

depression,

> insomnia, neurological disease and a plethora of other illness. The

FDA has

> received more than 10,000 consumer complaints about Aspartame,

that's 80% of

> all complaints about food additives.

>

> 8. Soft Drinks are EXTREMELY acidic, so much so that they can eat

through

> the liner of an aluminum can and leach aluminum from the can if it

sits on

> the shelf too long. Alzheimer patients who have been autopsied ALL

have high

> levels of aluminum in their brains. Heavy metals in the body can

lead to

> many neurological and other diseases.

>

> 9. Soft Drinks are EXTREMELY acidic: The human body naturally

exists at a

> pH of about 7.0. Soft Drinks have a pH of about 2.5, which means

you are

> putting something into your body that is hundred of thousands of

times more

> acidic that your body is! Diseases flourish in an acidic

environment. Soft

> Drinks and other acidic food deposit acid waste in the body which

> accumulates over time in the joints and around the organs. For

example, the

> Body pH of cancer or arthritis patients are always low. The sicker

the

> person, the lower the Body pH.

> 10. Soft Drinks are the WORSE THING you can possibly put in your

body.

> Don't even think of taking a sip of a Soft Drink when you are sick

with a

> cold, flu or something worse. It will only make it that much harder

for your

> body to fight the illness.

[Guest guest]

I'm no big fan of sodas but when I drink one that sits in my stomach or

stays anywhere in my GI tract for 3 days, I'll start worrying!

Dr. K

6/26

-60 pounds :D

> If you don't believe it the try the following experiments:

>

> If you have carosion on your car battery cabels... use coke to melt

> it away.

>

> Use Coke to tenderize meat, it breaks down the tissue fast.

>

> (I never tried this one) put a small piece of meat in a jar of

> coke,seal it and leave it for 3 days. The meat should be gone,

> disolved, disappeared in 3 days.

>

> Finally, I have never heard a doctor say don't worry .. just drink

> plenty of soda and you will be fine.

>

[Guest guest]

Look I made one comment about a post from another well meaning person.

There was nothing meant by my statement for or against just an observation

from years ago.

Why then would you high light my one comment out of a multitude of others as

the one offensive remark to get your fur up.

Pop may be bad for you it may not, I am no Doctor.

I like coke, pepsi, 7 up, gingerale etc. I may not drink a whole lot of it,

but this is my preference.

I can say what is bad for me is not necessarily bad for you, for instance I

have an adverse effect to all Non sugar sweetners. I also have an adverse

effect to Percodan, demerol, penicillin, and a multitude of other very

common everyday odors.

The issue here is, a post was made out of someones very sincere concern, and

they and I have been speared for making a comment on my part and them, God

help them for printing to list a real concern in their eyes.

What happened to kindly statements such as I believe this to be a hoax.

or in my experience the Doctors have said.

Or does it matter at all that this person was kind enough to submit a

concern.

I personally thank the submittor (spelling?) Please do not let this stop you

from posting again as it is only with questions, that we can learn what

really is.

Love and Hugs to all

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[Guest guest]

I love to pull stuff apart so here goes. Thank god for the internet

where we can find the truth!

1. This letter was written by a (Watershed)you guessed it water

company. Somehow this does not seem impartial to me.

The link below is to this company and it's not so impartial articles:

http://watershed.net/home.htm

2.) To deal with statements 1 and 2 I offer the following:

a link to the full article:

http://www.ific.org/proactive/newsroom/release.vtml?id=19506 & PROACTIVE

_ID=cecfcfcacdcfc6c6c6c5cecfcfcfc5cecfc9cdcdcbcecccccfc5cf

There may even be some surprising news about the hydrating effects

of caffeine-containing beverages. Research published in the

European Journal of Epidemiology (15:181-188, 1999) estimated the

diuretic effects of various beverages. The study estimated that for

every caffeinated beverage consumed, urinary output is increased by

1.17 milliliters per milligram of caffeine. In other words, a 12-ounce

beverage containing 31 milligrams of caffeine would result in the

excretion of just 1 ounce more in the urine than would normally

occur. The bottom line of this study is that the dehydrating effects

of caffeine may have been overstated in the past. It is important to

note that the research calculations were done using a study conducted

with caffeine-na‹ve individuals (i.e., those who do not consume

caffeine or who had abstained from consuming caffeine before the

study). Urinary output would be expected to be less in those who

regularly consume caffeine.

> 1. Soft drinks steal water from the body. They work very much like

a diuretic which takes away more water than it provides to the body.

Just to process the high levels of sugar in soft drinks steals a

considerable amount of water from the body. To replace the water

stolen by soft drinks, you needto drink 8-12 glasses of water for

every one glass of soft drinks

that you consume

> 2. Soft Drinks never quench your thirst, certainly not your body's

need for water. Constantly denying your body an adequate amount can

lead to Chronic Cellular Dehydration, a condition that weakens your

body at the cellular level. This, in turn, can lead to a weakened

immune system and a plethora of diseases.

Statement 3

a link to the full article:

http://www.ific.org/proactive/newsroom/release.vtml?id=19187 & PROACTIVE

_ID=cecfcfcacdcfc6c6c6c5cecfcfcfc5cecfc9cdcdcbcecccccfc5cf

Phosphorus, along with calcium, is an important mineral and is

essential for calcification of bones (85% of body phosphorus is

located in the skeleton). It has been said for many years that the

phosphorus in carbonated drinks was a contributing factor to

osteoporosis. However, this theory has not held up under scientific

scrutiny. The theory stated that dietary phosphorus interfered with

the body's calcium-phosphorus balance. However, the National

Institutes of Health concluded that the American diet contains high

amounts of sodium and protein, both of which can significantly

increase calcium loss, while other dietary components, including

fat,phosphate and caffeine, do not significantly affect calcium loss

or status. Exercising and eating foods high in calcium are still the

best ways to avoid the debilitating effects of osteoporosis.

> 3. The elevated levels of phosphates in soft drinks leach vital

minerals from your body. Soft Drinks are made with purified water that

also leach vital minerals from your body. A severe lack of minerals

can lead to Heart Disease (lack of magnesium), Osteoporosis (lack of

calcium) and many other diseases. Most vitamins can not perform their

function in the body without the presence of minerals.

I will not comment except to say that I can think of something else

that will remove a certain amount of rust from a car bumper and it

starts with a " W " and ends with a " R " .

> 4. Soft Drinks can remove rust from a car bumper or other metal

surfaces. Imagine what it's doing to your digestive tract as well as

the rest of your body.

Lets get real here. I think that there are very few of us out there

who would drink any beverage with sugar in let alone a soda. I have

not had a regular soda since nutrasweet was introduced. But I have

about 3 diet cokes a week. I can't drink a whole can of coke only

about half. And I really don't think that an occassional half can of

even regular coke could cause that much harm.

> 5. The high amounts of sugar in Soft Drinks causes your pancreas to

produce an abundance of insulin, which leads to a " sugar crash " .

Chronic elevation and depletion of sugar and insulin can lead to

diabetes and other imbalance related diseases. This is particularly

disruptive to growing children which can lead to life-long health

problems.

Nothing stays in my ds body for longer than 24 hours. Food can

consider itself lucky if it stays in for more than 12 hours. Caffeine

does interfere with Calcium absorption so you have to monitor your

caffeine intake.

> 6. Soft Drinks severely interfere with digestion. Caffeine and high

amounts of sugar virtually shut down the digestive process. That means

your body is essentially taking in NO nutrients from the food you may

have just eaten, even that eaten hours earlier. Consumed with

french-fries which can take WEEKS to digest, there is arguably nothing

worse a person can put in their body.

Nutrasweet attacks really steam me up. I offer the following and not

to many people bother to argue with the FDA.

link to full article :

Aspartame (AS-pahr-tame ) — This substitute was first approved in 1981

for use as a tabletop sweetener and in powdered mixes. Approval was

expanded in 1996 for use in other foods and beverages. Aspartame

(NutraSweet, Equal) is often the subject of stories in the popular

press and on the Internet claiming that the product causes a variety

of health problems, including (among others) headaches,tumors,

seizures, panic attacks, hyperactivity and multiple sclerosis.

However, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)reviewed 600 health

complaints against aspartame and concluded that it does not cause such

health problems. In addition, the FDA and the American Medical

Association have concluded that aspartame is safe for the general

population, all ages.Aspartame is not safe, though, for people who

have the rare hereditary disease phenylketonuria(

fen-ul-ke-to-NU-re-uh), or PKU. Products made with aspartame must

carry a PKU warning on the label

> 7. Diet soft drinks contain Aspartame, which has been linked to

depression, insomnia, neurological disease and a plethora of other

illness. The FDA has received more than 10,000 consumer complaints

about Aspartame that's 80% of all complaints about food additives.

One of the most common problems that the elderly face is severe

dehydration. Dehydration will cause a concentration of metals and

minerals in anyone's brain. Second, anyone who has ever seen a nursing

home kitchen knows that 50% of the food comes from aluminum cans.

Alzheimer patients more than any other segment of the elderly

population are placed into nursing facilities because in the later

stages of the disease they require 24 care and monitoring.I believe

that soft drinks

> 8. Soft Drinks are EXTREMELY acidic, so much so that they can eat

through the liner of an aluminum can and leach aluminum from the can

if it sits on the shelf too long. Alzheimer patients who have been

autopsied ALL have high levels of aluminum in their brains. Heavy

metals in the body can lead to many neurological and other diseases.

>

> 9. Soft Drinks are EXTREMELY acidic: The human body naturally

exists at a

> pH of about 7.0. Soft Drinks have a pH of about 2.5, which means you

are

> putting something into your body that is hundred of thousands of

times more

> acidic that your body is! Diseases flourish in an acidic

environment. Soft

> Drinks and other acidic food deposit acid waste in the body which

> accumulates over time in the joints and around the organs. For

example, the

> Body pH of cancer or arthritis patients are always low. The sicker

the

> person, the lower the Body pH.

Anyone who has ever had a bad stomach flu or cold knows that nothing

settles your stomach and is easier to get down than flat gingerale.

You could get the same effects by injesting ginger but anyone who has

an upset stomach really wouldn't want to look at a ginger root they

aren't terribly attractive.

> 10. Soft Drinks are the WORSE THING you can possibly put in your

body.

> Don't even think of taking a sip of a Soft Drink when you are sick

with a

> cold, flu or something worse. It will only make it that much harder

for your

> body to fight the illness.

What can we learn from this? That the best way to find out about

potential hazards and health issues from food and beverages is to

consult the experts who spend millions of dollars of our tax money to

make sure that we injest high quality food and that even if we make

bad food choices we have the scientific evidence that it is bad for

uus. I am including some links to non-biased food information sites

below:

Tufts University Nutrition Navigator: http://navigator.tufts.edu

The American Dietetic Association: http://www.eatright.org

Mayo Health Oasis (of the Mayo Clinic): http://www.mayohealth.org

National Institutes of Health: http://www.nih.gov

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration: http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov

World Health Organization: http://www.who.int

[Guest guest]

I wondered about this statement myself. I've never seen a can of soda erode

itself. They usually blow up after a while. Judie, where did you get this

information?

Micky

Re: Fw: 10 reasons not to consume soft drinks

> In a message dated 9/5/01 1:45:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

> jhensel@... writes:

>

>

> > 4. Soft Drinks can remove rust from a car bumper or other metal

surfaces.

> > Imagine what it's doing to your digestive tract as well as the rest of

your

> > body.

> >

>

> This is an urban legend which leads me to question how accurate the other

> statements are.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Except that soda doesn't stay in your stomach for weeks. I know what's being

said but I still doubt that soda can hurt us this badly. The bubbles might

cause gas and fill you up but I don't think it would eat away at our

stomachs unless we drank it constantly. JMO.

Micky

Re: Fw: 10 reasons not to consume soft drinks

> A science experiment in elementary school, proved a nail in coke, rusted

in

> a very short period of time.>>>

>

> Best way to find out is for everybody to open a can of coke and put a nail

> in there and leave it for a week and see what happens.......

> end of doubts!

>

> Judie

>

>

>

> ----------------------------------------------------------------------

>