Hmm, well if you're a person who counts calories you are probably well aware that in at least one can of Pepsi there is over 100 calories. For people who indulge on soda rarely that might not seem like a lot, but if you're a daily soda drinker those calories can add up and your body might be facing some repercussions for your actions. Obesity is extremely high in the United States, and all though there is no solid reason on how it got so high, people are starting to put the blame on soda. And could you blame them? If you were to drink four cans of Pepsi in a day, that calorie intake alone is well over five hundred. All just for a beverage.
The sugar in regular soda is what gets the calories raised so high. Recently, a study done on 60,000 people in Singapore showed that pancreatic cancer was linked to soda consumption.
The study began in 1993 and lasted for 14 years. The researchers asked the individuals being studied what their diet was, how much soda they drank, and if it was sweetened or not. After 14 years they discovered that those who drank two or more sodas a week had an 87% increased rate of developing pancreatic cancer.
Scientists believe that the sugar in soda is the cause of this. ( If you have no clue what the pancreas is, let me fill you in really fast. It is located below the stomach and it produces insulin. Insulin helps control your blood sugar) The sugar in the soda increases the insulin level, and it has been shown that insulin promotes the growth of tissue, including cancer cells.
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