When was the last time you drank a soda?

Hmmm, now how often?  Is it once a day?  Twice?  Are you drinking more soda than what you should be consuming in water on a daily basis?

When it comes to soda you may be gulping down about seven teaspoons of sugar from each can.  And a diet soda may even be worse.  Especially when mixed with alcohol.  According to Prevention there are some ugly facts that may have you saying, "Nope, don't need that!"

1.  Diet soda can cause migraines.  The chemicals in the artificial sweetener have been shown to cause migraines, anxiety, and insomnia.  And a study in 2013 found that when rats drank it, it damaged cells in the part of the brain associated with motor skills.

2.  Everything else will taste worse.  Artificial sweeteners overwhelm your taste buds, so other stuff doesn't taste as good.  Diet Coke has aspartame, which is 200 times sweeter than sugar.  And Splenda is 600 times sweeter.

3.  Drinking it actually increases your risk for diabetes.  A recent study in Japan found that middle-aged guys who drank at least one diet soda a day were much more likely to develop type-2 diabetes over the next seven years.

4.  It might not even help you lose weight.  A bunch of recent studies have shown it does the opposite, including one that found you're 65% more likely to become obese in the next decade if you drink diet soda.

I grew up having a 'bottle of pop' about twice a week.  In the summer time maybe once a day.  As a kid the soda didn't have so much of the artificial garbage it does now.  And wow, I can't forget the big fizz in every swallow.

My favorite - Orange Crush.  How about you?

 

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