WHY YOU SHOULD ENJOY A BOTTLE OF SOFT DRINK?

SCIENTIST SEEKS SOFT LANDING FOR SOFT DRINKS
Are beverages part of sensible and balanced daily diet? Nowadays young people (and quite a few older ones as well) can be observed constantly guzzling on one carbonated soft drinks or the other. Popular as they are, there have been series of health concerns about these beverages, notably soft drinks.
Are beverages such as soft drinks indeed bad for health? What’s safe and what isn’t? People are aware of the need to drink enough fluids to maintain proper body metabolism, but the question is whether anybody should be drinking beverages?
Ordinarily, carbonated beverages tend to be viewed with suspicion by health buffs because they contain significant amounts of carbon dioxide which may have pronounced negative impact on the body’s calcium balance.
Some experts even tend to argue that these drinks tend to raise acidity level in the system, which in turn erodes calcium at unhealthy rates. This can cause rotten teeth, weak bones and even accelerated onset of osteoporosis if such beverages are consumed regularly, we are told.
Another contentious aspect of carbonated beverages is their heavy sugar content. In addition to adding empty calories with close to zero nutritive value, the accumulation of sugar resulting from consumption of carbonated drinks are attributed to a host of unhealthy consequences such as elevated cholesterol and blood pressure, heart problems and diabetes.
However, other experts who believes in health benefits and advantages of non alcoholic beverages, particularly soft drinks disagree. Beverages are changing the way people are obtaining nutrients are from the diet. Almost half the nutrients obtainable from our daily diet is from drinks alone. A sizable percentage of total energy intake also comes from beverages.
Beverages are high in sugar and ultimately calories that produce plenty of energy, they equally contain plenty of water and ultimately help hydrate the body.
Soft drinks help people to lose weight. Soft drinks are usually sweetened by high-fructose corn syrup or sucrose, which is high in kilojoules. Regardless the source of ingested carbohydrate, body cells use only glucose for energy. The human body can not distinguish between sugar from natural sources and sugar added to drinks.
Soft drinks, regardless of the indicated draw backs can actually be part of an active, healthy lifestyle that includes a sensible and balanced diet and regular physical activity. There are no good or bad foods- just good or bad diets. It’s all about calories in and calories out, and all calories count including those from beverages. Moderation, balance and variety is a key to healthy living.
Beverages are important for hydration and all ingredients in beverages are safe. The bottomline is commitment to helping to arrest and reverse the growth of obesity around the world.