Light or not, sodas can be dangerous for your health.
If you read us regularly, you surely know that soda is one of the worst foods in the world .
Hardly a month goes by without a new study condemning carbonated and sugary sodas like Coca-Cola.
To see more clearly and better understand the consequences on our body, nothing better than an infographic that summarizes these revelations.
Find out how sodas wreak havoc on the whole body and destroy your health:
When mixed with food coloring, the sweetener aspartame becomes toxic to brain cells.
Phosphates and phosphoric acid increase the shelf life of sodas, but shorten your shelf life. They promote aging.
Drinking 1 soda a day increases your risk of metabolic disease by 36% and your risk of diabetes by 67%.
BPA (Bisphenol A) contained in sodas disrupt hormones , thus promoting breast cancer.
A 10-year study showed that people who drank 2 sodas a day saw their waist circumference increase by 500% .
The citric acid and phosphoric acid in sodas alter the pH balance in the mouth , leading to tooth erosion.
Some sodas still contain brominated vegetable oil, a chemical that causes rashes and causes nervous disorders.
Drinking a soda a day increases triglycerides by 30%, damaging your arteries .
Each sugary drink consumed causes an increase in systolic blood pressure 1.4 mmHg.
It is also the cause of a 4 mmHG increase in diastolic blood pressure.
Downing 1 or more sugary drinks a day increases the risk of developing kidney stones by 33%.
Drinking a soda a day for six months increases the risk of fatty liver disease by 142%.
Postmenopausal women who regularly drink sugary sodas face a 78% increased risk of this cancer.
A man who drinks one sugary soda a day faces a 40% increased risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer.
Drinking a glass of soda a day leads to worsening of urinary problems , including more frequent urges to urinate at night.
Drinking two or more sodas a day increases the risk of developing pancreatic cancer by 87%.
Regularly drinking the sweetener aspartame increases the risk of depression in the elderly 36%.
Students who drink 5 sodas a week tend to act more aggressively and bring weapons to school.
The consumption of sugary drinks is linked to the death of more than 180,000 people in the world.
In detail, 133,000 died from diabetes. And 44,000 deaths are due to cardiovascular diseases and 6,000 deaths are due to cancer.
