Posted By Dr. Mercola | November 21 2011 | 84,071views
Story at-a-glance
- The soda industry engages in many of the same marketing tactics as Big Tobacco, including forming “independent” front groups, funding research to discredit links to health problems, and making large donations to health organizations
- Soda is linked to numerous health problems among children and adults, including obesity, liver disease and even violent behavior; frequent soft drink consumption is associated with a 9-15% increase in aggressive behavior, according to new research
- Processed foods and junk foods are heavily marketed to kids and promoted to schools; manufacturers of sugar-laden processed foods pay “rebates” (aka “kickbacks”) to food service companies that serve school districts across the United States
- You can fight back against soda and junk-food giants by purchasing healthy, locally grown organic foods instead of processed foods and beverages
By Dr. Mercola
Soda, which is loaded with sugar primarily in the form of high fructose corn syrup, is a leading contributor to the rising rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other chronic diseases facing Americans.
So when I say that drinking a can of soda is just as bad for you as smoking a cigarette (and maybe even worse) it is not an exaggeration.
Drinking soda is in many ways worse for you than smoking, and it is only because of massive marketing campaigns from the industry that these sugary beverages are deemed acceptable for our most vulnerable members of society – our kids
Dr. Mercola is not a medical doctor, he’s an osteopath. More than a few reputable sources have called him a “quack.” It is no coincidence that he sells his own brand of honey, which has just about as much fructose in it as high fructose corn syrup, yet he claims it is health food. The best advice is to not jump on any bandwagons.
ReplyDeleteHigh fructose corn syrup has no more fructose than processed sugar or honey, so replacing one sweetener with another is unproductive.