Soft drinks are the norm in Nigerian parties and everyday life for those teetotalers (those who abstain from alcohol) who want to quench their thirst. We gulp down these sweet drinks without knowing the adverse effects it has on our body systems.
Harmful components of soft drinks include sugar, inorganic acids, caffeine, carbon dioxide, chemical preservatives and chemical colourings.
Listed below are some of the more common effects.
1. Soft drinks contain lots of calories. It will take a minimum of seven hours of walking to burn off a giant-sized bottle of soft drink.
2. Soft drinks deplete oxygen in the body because of the presence of carbon dioxide used in the carbonation of the drinks.
3. Soft drinks bloclk absorption of iron in the body.
4. Soft drinks impair the nervous system.
5. Soft drinks constrict blood vessels.
6. Soft drinks triggers and aggravtae ulcers and fibroids.
7. Soft drinks deplete iodine, thereby causing hypothyroid condition which makes diseases hard to deal with.
8. A bottle of soft drink contain an average of 10 teaspoons of sugar.
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