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Soft Drink
(redirected from Diet soft drink)

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Soft Drink
A generic term for a carbonated beverage—commonly called ‘soda’ or ‘pop’—either artificially sweetened with saccharin or aspartame—average < 5 calories—or glucose, fructose—average 170 calories—purchased in cans or bottles or served from a tap
Adverse effects on health—peer-reviewed data: Carbonation is associated with dental erosion, osteoporosis, increased risk of fractures, and kidney stones; the sweeteners are linked to obesity and increased risk of type 2 diabetes


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I agree the risk of diet soft drinks causing high blood pressure has yet to be proved or disproved.
Recent research suggests people who consume large amounts of diet soft drink do not weigh less than those who don't," the Courier Mail quoted Evangelista as saying.
When choosing a soft drink, many of health conscious people will choose a diet soft drink over a regular one thinking that substituting the sugar with a low calorie sweetener will help not only our body weight, but our teeth too.
 
 
 
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