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 What Does a Can of Cola Do to Your Body?

Coca-Cola has given a critical review over worries that its items might contain "more elevated levels" of the substance chlorate. According to a report in the Daily Mail, company spokespeople have quickly reassured the public that the risk is very low.

However, regardless of the chlorate content, many potentially harmful processes occur when a person regularly drinks carbonated beverages like Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, etc.

Here’s a summary of what one can of soda a day does to your body, and then we’ll get into the details:

• Increased risk of obesity
• Increased risk of diabetes
• Put a person at risk for osteoporosis
• Increased risk of fractures
• Stomach irritation
• Lower good cholesterol
• Increased triglycerides
• Increased risk of liver cancer

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According to Dr. Elizabeth Ko and Dr. Eve Glazier of the University of California, Los Angeles, sugary drinks like soda are linked to a long list of negative health effects, from obesity to poor blood sugar control to diabetes.

Recent studies have linked them to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and heart disease. Research shows that drinking less than one soft drink a day significantly increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Sugar-free soda, which has been shown to increase hunger and disrupt metabolism, is no different from other soft drinks.

There is a proven link between drinking sugary soft drinks and an increased risk of obesity and diabetes.

Nutritionists warn that people who drink heavily are at increased risk of “gastrointestinal distress,” painful bone fractures, and even permanent organ damage.

Even sugar-free soda, while sugar-free, can lead to cravings for other sweets, which can lead to weight gain and increase the risk of diseases such as diabetes.

Artificial sweeteners such as aspartame in sugar-free soda can cause stomach upsets such as diarrhea and constipation.

Coca-Cola, like many other soft drinks, contains phosphoric acid, a colorless additive designed to make foods more acidic and prevent the growth of bacteria and mold. Bacteria can multiply rapidly in sugary drinks.

This substance also gives sugary drinks their tart flavor and fizzy texture.

Phosphoric acid comes from phosphorus, a naturally occurring mineral in the body that is responsible for the growth, maintenance, and repair of tissues and cells.

While we need phosphorus for these functions, consuming too much can deplete the body of calcium, a nutrient essential for healthy bones and muscles.

Without calcium, you are more likely to develop diseases like osteoporosis, which makes bones so fragile that they break.

One study found that people who drank soda every day were twice as likely to have fractures as those who didn’t.

Carbonated drinks have also been shown to irritate the stomach lining due to their high carbonation content.

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“For people with gastritis, ulcers, acid reflux, and others, carbonic acid can worsen symptoms and cause discomfort, especially if you already have chronic inflammation,” nurse Nancy Mitchell told the Daily Mail.

Sugary soda has also been shown to lower good cholesterol and raise triglycerides, a type of fat in the bloodstream that comes from foods like butter, oils, and other fats.

A 2020 study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that adults who frequently drink soda have a 98% higher risk of having low HDL cholesterol and a 53% higher risk of having high triglycerides.

"On the off chance that the sugar in a soft drink isn't utilized for active work, the liver will change over the sugar into fatty oils," nutritionist Cesar Souza told the Day Day Mail.

According to the NHS, women who drink sugary soft drinks every day are 85% more likely to develop liver cancer during that time than those who drink less than one drink a week.

Daily soda drinkers are also 68% more likely to die from liver disease than those who drink three or fewer sodas a month.

There was no association between liver disease and sugar-free drinks like Diet Coke.

                                                                     Source: websites + Daily Mail