6 Good Reasons to Kick Your Favorite Drink to the Curb
by Barbara Minton
Natural Society
Protecting children is especially important
Is there a link between soda pop consumption and obesity? Sure there is, but that’s just the beginning of the story. If the threat of obesity isn’t enough to make you put down that Coke or Pepsi, here are 6 other health threats you might want to consider.
1. The Chemical Used to Create the Caramel Color of Colas is Carcinogenic
Cola makers would like you to believe their caramel color comes from real burnt sugar, the way it did several decades ago. But in fact the color comes from 4-methylimidazole (4–MEI), a chemical produced by reacting sugar with ammonia and sulfites at high temperatures. 4-MEI has been documented to cause cancer in animals.
One study led by Johns Hopkins University published last month in PLoS One analyzed soda consumption data in order to characterize people’s exposure to 4-MEI. Their results showed that about half of the people over age 6 typically have at least one soda per day, exposing themselves to the carcinogenic affects of 4-MEI.
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Source: http://www.riseearth.com/2016/01/6-good-reasons-to-kick-your-favorite.html
