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Healthy Refreshing Cola Drinks ?
NOT necessarily .. |
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.. NOT one of OUR Wellness Solutions for oral health - or to quench a thirst .. |
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Here's why .. |
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• Just read the label on your favourite can or bottle of Cola and in the ingredients section you will likely find Phosphoric acid ("H3PO4"). (It's what keeps your favourite cool elixir nice and bubbly and provides the "tangy" mouth "feel"). Trace amounts of ethylene glycol are also typically included (frequently an industrial addiditive to achieve a faster chill).
• Ethylene Glycol (along with Diethylene Glycol) are common components in anti-freeze preventing water from freezing at 0 deg C and instead drops it 4-5 degrees with minute quantities. This chemical is a known slow poison in the caliber of arsenic. |
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• Orthophosphoric Acid in soda and cola drinks is almost as damaging to teeth as battery acid. (H2SO4). |
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• Ingestion of phosphoric acid containing (e.g. cola) drinks is not only disastrous for your teeth but also terrible for bone health and can promote a deterioration of the pelvis, femur and mandible (jawbone). In essence, drinking o-phosphoric acid dissolves away your skeletal system. |
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• Phosphoric acid containing 'soft drinks' (far from soft in reality) eat away at your liver like Hannibal Lecter, and disolve stomach tissue.
• Excessive phosphates cause calcium loss and excretion via the kidneys, weakening bone density. |
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• Orthophosphoric Acid based cleaners for e.g. are heavy duty acid cleaners formulated to remove cement, mortar and grout residue. It dissolves rust and hard water deposits, efflorescence and industrial alkaline deposits.
So, back to Cola drinks; if you manage to drink about 4 liters within an hour or so, you may prematurely meet your maker.
The following hopefully will encourage you to foresake these dangerous tastes. Be natural; enjoy flavored milks, organic coconut milk, buttermilk, lassi and plain water instead of these insidious "soft" drinks. |
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• So what is the pH for soft drinks ? They range from around pH 2.387 - 3.706 ! This acidity is strong enough to dissolve teeth and bones! The body stops building bones at the age of about 30. Soft drinks have no nutritional value (in terms of vitamins & minerals). It is frequently loaded with sugar, carbonic acid, chemicals i.e. colorings etc. Some like to swig back cold soft drinks after a meal. Understand the consequence ? The body needs an optimum temperature of 37 degrees Celsius for digestive enzyme functioning. The temperature of cold soft drinks is very much below 37 degrees or even close to 0 degrees Celsius ...
.. this will dilute the enzymes & stress the digestive system. The food taken will not be digested. Instead it will be fermented ! The fermented food produces gases, decays and becomes toxic, gets absorbed by the intestine, circulates in the blood stream and is carried through the entire body. Hence toxins accumulate in other parts of the body, which risk morphing into sinister and possibly lethal illnesses. |
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• Phosphoric acid dissolves calcium out of the tooth enamel leaving a softened matrix for bacteria to enter the teeth and cause wholesale carious destruction. Thus drinking sugar free soft drinks is no solution.
(Graphic attributed to Florida Reconstructive Dentistry). |
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• If Cola drinks are capable of removing rust from metal objects, what do you think they're doing to your teeth ? Not much for your smile we'd suggest. |
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• Please - think before you drink Cola (or any soft drink) and practice regular oral hygiene including copious mouth rinsing promptly afterwards if you do.
• Have you also considered what you drink when you swallow an aerated drink? You gulp down carbon dioxide, when nobody would advocate purposeful consumption of CO2. We're informed of a (foolish) competition at Delhi University "Who could drink the most Cola drink ?" The winner was said to have consumed 8 bottles and promptly fainted - blood gasses too high in CO2. Thereafter, the principal banned all soft drinks from the college canteen. |
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• Did you know that cola/soft drinks use chemicals in them that can cause immense harm to you.
• A broken tooth immersed in a bottle of Cola softened then completely disolved in just 10 days !
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• Most people think sugar in the soft drink is harmful and is the cause of tooth decay and obesity. The real danger here are the acids ! Phosphoric and carbonic acids.
• Many young people, e.g. students etc. continuously studying, sipping Cola etc. create an acid bath for their teeth. Sugar is also converted to acid by the bacteria on the teeth for their dental coup de grace. When 'supercharged' with poor oral hygiene, the consequences are frequently catastrophic. |
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• It's the worst thing you can do - sipping soda throughout the day. If you're not ready to give soda up completely, try and drink it at one sitting with a meal, and when you're done, immediately rinse with plenty of water. |
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• Imagine also what the drink's components must be doing to your soft intestines and stomach lining.
In India, people hesitate to pay Rs.7-8/- for a natural coconut but willing to sacrifice Rs. 10/- and drink these dreadful products.
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• Raw materials commonly formulated into soda and cola drinks. |
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Additive Code |
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Adverse Effects & Comment
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Orthophosphoric acid
(Bad news !)
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• Highly corrosive !
See graphic illustrations above. May contain traces of arsenic. Tooth loss, periodontal disease and chronic gingivitis. Resultant calcium loss causes bone density issues, (loss of your skeletal system via your kidneys), rickets in children, osteomalacia and osteoporosis. Low Ca to P ratios increase incidence of hypertention and colon-rectal cancer. |
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• Ingested in large quantities causes errosion of tooth enamel and localized irritation. |
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Acesulfame potassium |
• Chemically it's the -
potassium salt of 6-methyl-1,2,3- oxathiazine-4(3H)-one 2,2-dioxide. Health risks unknown. |
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Aspartame |
• The safety of aspartame with regard to brain tumours and others is not proven. When metabolised, breaks down into methyl alcohol then further to formic acid and formaldehyde (embalming fluid). The latter is a potent nerve toxin. Consequent disorders from poisoning include seizures, involuntary tremors, confusion, mood swings, dizzyness and potentially permanent blindness. Who needs this in their life ? |
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Saccharin |
• Linked to bladder cancer. |
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Sodium citrate |
• None known |
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• Asthma sufferers or if allergic to Asprin or have current urticaria, may be sensitive to Sodium Benzoate and ehibit allergic reactions. Linked to hyperactivity in children. See more below ..
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• More on Sodium Benzoate |
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• It can deactivate parts of human DNA which can result in e.g. Parkinson's disease and cirrhosis of the liver, and other neuro-degenerative diseases, especially advancing the ageing process. It's incorporation is as a preservative against mould in soft drinks.
• This additive has long been the subject of controversy. It was recently revealed that a chemical reaction between sodium benzoate and vitamin C liberates benzene, a highly carcinogenic chemical.
• The food industry would likely claim these compounds have been tested and are completly safe. We're advised to think carefully before permitting children to consume large volumes of beverages containing this substance. |
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• Sodium preservatives increase sodium salts to the body compromising the availability of Potassium which can lead to increasing incidence of eczema, asthma, and/or urticaria ("hives"). |
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Caffeine
(A seriously addictive and arguably the most frequently abused psychoactive substance in western culture).
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• 1 grain or more is toxic. 200mg/ml found to inhibit activity of the enzyme DNA polymerase. Caffeine is a mildly addictive stimulant, accelerating calcium excretion leading to increased risk of osteoporosis - especially in women - and kidney stones and altering blood sugar levels. The addictive nature of caffeine has led to habitual consumption of some beverages.
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Caramel
(Brown colour) |
• Safety still under scrutiny. Caramel produced with ammonia for e.g. shown to cause vitamin B6 deficiency in rats. (Refs available, email us). Certain individuals are allergic to some food dyes added for coloring. |
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Cane sugar |
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High-Fructose Corn Syrup |
• Type 2 diabetes and obesity risk. |
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Author's note:
On one business trip to China (sourcing H3PO4 feedstock) we noted on a household name brand 'orange' flavoured pop can - additional ingredients i.e. shellac and gum arabic.
Phosphoric acid technical grade is also a key chemical used in metal treatment, rust proofing, aluminium anodizing, gasoline additive and also fertilizers. As a consequence of the added sugar loading to 'soft' drinks, the financial security of the dental profession is even further enhanced .. |
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~ Web page Inspired by Author's good friend - “the Burley Woman” – 14/7/2004 ~ |
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