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Lesson 3 Eat Right, Be Healthy

The document discusses the unhealthy ingredients found in soda including high amounts of sugar, acid, caffeine, and artificial colors and flavors. It notes that soda consumption exceeds recommended sugar intake and contributes to health issues like obesity, heart disease, and diabetes over time. While diet sodas contain artificial sweeteners instead of sugar, they are also linked to health problems and may increase cravings for other sweet foods.

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Lesson 3 Eat Right, Be Healthy

The document discusses the unhealthy ingredients found in soda including high amounts of sugar, acid, caffeine, and artificial colors and flavors. It notes that soda consumption exceeds recommended sugar intake and contributes to health issues like obesity, heart disease, and diabetes over time. While diet sodas contain artificial sweeteners instead of sugar, they are also linked to health problems and may increase cravings for other sweet foods.

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Lesson 3 Eat Right, Be Healthy

What Is Soda Doing to You? Sugar

When you eat fast food, such as pizza, hamburger, Everyone knows that soft drinks are loaded with

or fried chicken, what do you drink with it? Most large amounts of sugar. A typical 250ml can of soda

people have a soda. When you go to the movies or contains 30 grams of sugar. WHO, the World Health

when you just want something refreshing to satisfy Organization, recommends that people consume less

your thirst, a soda is often the first choice. than 25 grams of sugar a day. Therefore, if you drink

one small can of soda, your daily sugar intake

Soda, also called a soft drink, is a sweet drink with already exceeds the recommended amount. What is

carbonation. People all over the world love sodas. worse, people usually don’t stop with one can.

Every year, Americans consume 170 liters of soda per Having extra sugar means adding unnecessary

person, and the British 100 liters. Of all age groups, calories. Over time, this can lead to obesity and

teenagers drink the most soda. Most people, other health problems, such as heart disease and

however, understand that sodas are not good for diabetes.

their health due to the ingredients. What is in a

soda? Which ingredients are really not good for you? Even diet sodas are not safe. Diet sodas replace the

sugar with artificial sweeteners. Artificial sweeteners

provide a sweet, sugary taste with fewer calories. This

may seem like a good thing, but it really isn’t.

According to a recent study, artificial sweeteners

make you want more sweet foods. This means that

you may easily gain weight if you keep drinking diet

soda. In addition, artificial sweeteners are known to

generate headaches, emotional disorders, and

sleeping problems.
Acid Artificial Colors and Artificial Flavors

Most soda contains several types of acids. Acid is a Soft drink companies attract consumers by adding

bright colors and sweet flavors to their products.


chemical substance with a sour taste. When added to

Most of these colors and flavors, however, are not


water, it produces a sharp flavor. Acid also delays
natural. They are artificial chemicals. For example, the
the growth of bacteria, which extends the expiration
artificial color Yellow No. 6, used in some pineapple
date of a product. However, acid interferes with the
juices, adds nothing to the taste. It is just there to
body’s ability to absorb calcium, and as a result,
make the drink look pretty. Also, the artificial flavor

bone softening occurs. Also, the acid in sodas


that gives the drink its pineapple taste is not real

interacts with stomach acid, slowing digestion and pineapple juice at all. Studies have shown that

blocking nutrient absorption. Furthermore, it can excessive consumption of these kinds of chemicals

damage tooth enamel, the hard substance that can create problems such as kidney disease and

ADHD.
protects your teeth. If you drink sodas regularly, your

You can see how the sugar, the acid, the caffeine,
teeth decay more easily.
and the artificial chemicals in sodas are really not

good for you. Perhaps you might now understand


Caffeine
that you should stop drinking them. However, if
When you hear the word “caffeine,” you most likely
quitting sodas altogether sounds too difficult, cut

think of coffee. But some sodas, especially colas and


down gradually. For example, replace one regular soft

carbonated energy drinks, also contain caffeine. drink or one diet soda per day with another more

Caffeine makes you feel more awake, but it may healthy drink. Of course, the best choice would be

bring about an irregular heartbeat. A single can of water. Water has no calories, no acid, no caffeine,

and no chemicals of any kind. And if you want


cola may not affect you much, but if you consume

something to add a boost of flavor, put a slice of


colas regularly, they can make you feel more nervous
lemon in the water. If you can’t break your soda
and keep you from sleeping well at night.
drinking habits in a short period of time, don’t be

too hard on yourself. Once you start cutting back,

you are heading in the right direction.

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