6 Disadvantages of Diet Soda

Diet drinks are harmful to your health and here is the list of 6 reasons why you should get exclude zero-calorie drinks from your menu.

5. Diet sodas won’t make your bones any healthier
Women suffer from osteoporosis more often than men do. Tufts University has carried out research on the effects of diet soda drinks on bones. It is now an estimated fact that zero-calorie drinks as well as most sodas in general do ruin human bones. Sodas wash out minerals from bones and they become more fragile. Even an additional intake of calcium and other mineral or vitamin supplements did not solve the issue. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition issued in 2006 warned people about the dangers of cola, its diet version included.

6. Fizzy drinks weaken your heart
If consumed daily, any kind of fizzy drink can negatively influence your cardiovascular system. Columbia University and the University of Miami took some time to figure out the effect of sodas on the human body. They found out that fizzy drinks greatly increase the risk of vascular death and heart attacks. The participants who were observed during the research had almost 43% more issues related to the cardiovascular system. As a matter of fact, the effects of soda drinks are still being studied hence in the nearest future we might find out more of the negative effects offizzy drinks on our organs.

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