Posted by sb417 on February 24, 2004, at 2:43:27
In reply to Pop/Soda Health, posted by Stryker88 on February 23, 2004, at 6:08:52
For several years, from about 1998 or 1999 through 2002, I was drinking Coca-cola as if there were no tomorrow. Sometimes I even drank it in the morning instead of coffee. Well, was I in for a shock! One day I went to my dentist, and I saw the damage that the soda had done. Soda has both sugar and phosphoric acid. The phosphoric acid is very destructive to tooth enamel. In the fall of 2002, I abruptly stopped drinking soda. Over the course of the next year, I lost a lot of weight. I couldn't figure out why I'd lost so much weight. I was actually very worried that I might be ill. I had several thorough physical exams and ruled out medical causes of the weight loss. At this point, I figure I might have lost all that weight by eliminating the calorie-laden soda. I must have been drinking at least 4 cans a day, so that's a lot of calories! Just recently, I've felt that I needed some caffeine in the afternoon, so I've had a few cans of soda per week for the past few weeks. I try to brush my teeth as soon after drinking it as possible. If I can't brush my teeth, I try to rinse my mouth with plain water. Several years ago, a dentist recommended rinsing my mouth with water and baking soda because the basic baking soda should neutralize some of the acid that is so damaging to tooth enamel.
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