Friday, April 29, 2011

Diet Soda and Regular Soda's Unhealthy Common Traits



It's obvious that regular and diet have some different ingredients and health effects, but they have a few things in common.

1. Phosphoric Acid: It's used in soda to give it a tangy taste. Phosphoric Acid has been compared to battery acid. It under speculation for eating the enamel off soda drinkers teeth. Also, too much phosphoric acid intake can cause the calcium to be removed from your bones and over time can potentially cause osteoporosis and low bone density.

2. Caramel Coloring: Caramel coloring in sodas is made by reacting sugars with ammonia. Researchers found that the chemicals this reaction produces carcinogen, or basically it produces a chemical that causes cancer.

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