Sagar Tewatia – Mumbai Uncensored, 9th May 2022
It’s the summer season, and most of you enjoy your favourite soda drinks, whether it’s lemon soda or soft drinks, but are you sure that soda consumption is good for you?
Few people believe that soda has multiple benefits, and they find this logic convincing, so they include soda in their daily diet. Still, we want you to read this article carefully because you will get to know many things about soda and always remember that “every coin has two sides” same logic goes for your favourite drink’s case, so we should not judge anything based on just one side.
We will not conclude whether to drink it or not, but we will share both sides of soda, and then accordingly, you have to choose whether it is an ideal decision to drink it or not?
Let’s start with the benefits.
Few studies claim the below-mentioned benefits of drinking soda:
· It helps relieve stomach aches.
Soda can help relieve the aches of the stomach and can help people who are suffering from some problems like nausea or indigestion they can feel better.
· It helps in relieving constipation.
Constipation is a state in which the individual suffering from it has lower bowel movements than they are supposed to. Individuals suffering from constipation may experience gas, bloating, and painful bowel movements. According to a study conducted by some experts, soda may help treat constipation.
· Soda hydrates the body.
It is being claimed that soda can hydrate you. While many people claim that soda is a diuretic that could dehydrate you, few health experts say that soda and other carbonated drinks can hydrate the body.
· Soda reduces the risk of heart diseases.
A study conducted on a group of pregnant Spanish women who were given carbonated drinks rich in sodium showed lower risks of heart diseases.
Let’s explore the other side of the coin.
As we mentioned above, everything has its pros and cons, so how can we start consuming soda only by reading about its benefits?
Soda has its benefits and its side effects, which are mentioned below.
Few individuals and health experts claim that:
· Soda can cause tooth decay.
Standard and diet carbonated soda drinks can harm your teeth. The acid in the carbonated drinks can increase the chance of developing cavities because these chemicals also slowly deteriorate the enamel of your teeth.
· Soda can cause Belching and Heartburn.
Carbonated liquids have liquefied carbon dioxide, which evolves into a gas when it heats to body temperature in your stomach. Gulping carbonated soft drinks can cause repeated belching as your stomach pulls from the collection of carbon dioxide gas.
Acid developed by food may come up your food pipe as you belch and which can cause heartburn and can also develop a sour taste in your mouth.
· Soda can increase the risk of obesity.
Most people prefer sugar-containing carbonated drinks that add calories to your diet, which may raise your risk of overweight and obesity.
Moreover, being overweight and obese are significant risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease and osteoarthritis.
· Soda can reduce bone strength.
Studies claim that the consumption of cola-type, carbonated drinks or sodas can reduce your bone strength and the risk of reducing bone strength is higher in females.
Takeaway
To conclude, we have shared both sides of soda with you.
If you are drinking soda for its benefits, we suggest you think about the “cost vs benefit” principle, and if the cost of something is higher than the benefit, we should look for some alternate options.
