Say No to Soda

Soda has zero nutritional value and has an alarming amount of sugar and calories. Additionally, it has some of the following unhealthy ingredients:

• Phosphoric Acid: May interfere with the body's ability to use calcium, which can lead to osteoporosis. Phosphoric acid also neutralizes the hydrochloric acid in your stomach, which can interfere with digestion, making it difficult to utilize nutrients.
• Sugar: Most sodas include over 100 percent of the RDA of sugar. It's been proven that sugar increases insulin levels, which can lead to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes, weight gain, premature aging and many more negative side effects. 
• Aspartame: This chemical is used as a sugar substitute in diet soda. There are over 92 different health side effects associated with aspartame consumption including brain tumors, birth defects, diabetes, emotional disorders and epilepsy/seizures. Further, when aspartame is stored for long periods of time, it changes to methanol, an alcohol that converts to formaldehyde and formic acid, which are known carcinogens.
• Caffeine: Caffeinated drinks can cause insomnia, high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, elevated blood cholesterol levels, and vitamin and mineral depletion.

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