No more soda for youse!

[acousticlady]

Re: No more soda for youse!

I would think the advantages of spinach and milk would out weigh the negatives.

[Random]

Re: No more soda for youse!

I don't think drinking one soda a week is going to kill you. It's when you start drinking it like 3 to 5 times a day (which is what I do).

Or in my case, empty one 2-liter bottle a day.

But I have stopped buying them since the start of summer. I still enjoy occasional drinks (two or three times a WEEK).

At least I'm not the one to buy bottled water to look cool when you already have tap. I mean, it's not like Hawaii is a third-world country that lack a freshwater treatment plant.

[Karen]

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I was out shopping and I resisted a diet soda! dang though, I was really warm and got a small icee, and then realized as soon as six or so sips had made me feel cooler, that I had just taken a drink that was sweeter than I needed, so I didn't drink any more of it. Yeah, cold water does work quite well, but dangme, I do so luv my caffeine.

[Walkoff Balk]

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http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/healt...u-fat-2504019/

Jumbo shrimp?

[Walkoff Balk]

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http://health.msn.com/health-topics/...3626&GT1=31007

More bad news about the refreshing beverage.

[GregLee]

Re: No more soda for youse!

Any carbonated beverage has the same effect on bones.

The article you linked does say this, but cites no evidence, and I don't believe that carbonation reduces bone calcium. I just bought my wife a "soda siphon" for carbonating, and I certainly would be embarrassed to find that I put her in danger of osteoporosis. At any rate, the term "soda" is generally used very loosely. Does it refer to just carbonic acid (which is all my "soda siphon" produces)? Or does it mean carbonic acid with added sodium bicarbonate to neutralize the acid? Or with added phosphoric acid, sugar, sugar substitute? I'm willing to accept that the stuff gets dangerous at some point, as you add various substances, but just plain old seltzer water?

[SusieMisajon]

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We love all the versions of 'fizzy water' available over here, in France. But I have to admit that if we drink more than a liter or so a day, kidneys become sore. Which isn't the case with plain, still water.