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1. Carbonated drinks are the single biggest source of refined sugars in the American diet.11 According to dietary surveys,12 soda pop provides the average American with seven teaspoons of sugar per day, out of a total of 20 teaspoons. Teenage boys get 44% of their 34 teaspoons of sugar a day from soft drinks. Teenage girls get 40% of their 24 teaspoons of sugar from soft drinks. Because some people drink little soda pop, the percentage of sugar provided by pop is higher among actual drinkers.
2. Lots of soda pop means lots of sugar means lots of calories. Soft drinks are the fifth largest source of calories for adults.They provide 5.6% of all the calories that Americans consume.16 In 12- to 19-year-olds, soft drinks provide 9% of boys' calories and 8% of girls' calories.17 Those percentages are triple (boys) or double (girls) what they were in 1977-78. Those figures include teens who consumed little or no soda pop.
3. Soda pop adds unnecessary, non-nutritious calories to the diet, though it has not been possible to prove that it (or any other individual food) is responsible for the excess calories that lead to obesity
4. People who drink soft drinks instead of milk or other dairy products likely will have lower calcium intakes
5. Refined sugar is one of several important factors that promote tooth decay (dental caries). Regular soft drinks promote decay because they bathe the teeth of frequent consumers in sugar-water for long periods of time during the day
from http://www.cspinet.org/sodapop/liquid_candy.htm
yup....
i wanna make a resolution
im not sure if im gonna stick with it
i want to stop drinking any soda pop anymore
i've been procrastinating about this for a long time
right now i have about half a dozen of Pepsi in my fridge
and i really really hope that will be the last that i'll consume all my life
i have a friend who has stop drink soda
if she can do that, so am i
so gimme some love and let's hope im gonna pass this thing up
last modified Nov 19, 2003 at 22:14
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