Soft drinks

Soft drinks

Soft drinks

Soft drinks are any industrial drinks added to preservatives and flavors to give them a distinct taste of different flavors, such as cola, lemon, orange, grapes, pomegranates and strawberries, which are low in nutritional value. They do not contain proteins, , Vitamins, or minerals.

Soft drinks

  • Carbonated beverages contain carbon dioxide, which deprives the stomach of important salivary yeast in digestion, especially when ingested with or after food.
  • Contain caffeine that leads to increased heartbeat, high blood pressure and sugar, increased gastric acidity, and increased hormones in the blood.
  • Contains phosphoric acids that lead to osteoporosis and weakness of the bones.
  • Dietary soft drinks contain artificial environments that threaten the brain and lead to progressive memory loss and liver cirrhosis.
  • Do not provide the body with any nutritional benefit, but contains more sugar and acids in addition to preservatives and colored, and also lead to weight gain.
  • Have a bad effect on the absorption of calcium from the intestines, because of their acidity contain phosphoric and steric.
  • Affects the absorption of iron, as the presence of caffeine negatively affects the absorption of iron, leading to anemia, which is a health problem spread among children and adolescents, and causes them to have a general weakness in health and lack of activity and lack of appetite.
  • Each box contains 10 tablespoons of sugar, enough to destroy vitamin B, which leads to poor digestion, poor structure, nervous disorders, headaches, insomnia, depression and muscle irritation.
  • The pH of these soft drinks is 3.4, which is very acidic enough to dissolve teeth and bones.
  • Affect kidney functions result in the accumulation of dissolved calcium in the veins, skin cells and vital organs.

Tips

  • Keep away from soft drinks and replace them with natural fruits.
  • If you are addicted to these drinks, avoid eating them with food; in order to prevent their bad influence.
  • Try to drink a cup at most weekly.
  • Replace sugar-sweetened soft drinks with those with artificial sugar (aspartame).