Long-term administration of soft drink causes memory impairment and oxidative damage in rats

a reply to: ketsuko

Over time, the effects they observed in the brain will lead to permanent brain damage. While removing the soda and replacing it with only water would stop further injury, it would not undo any of the harm already done.

I should have mentioned that a person who regularly consumes large amounts of soda is who this study correlates to. The majority of folks likely won't suffer much from the occasional soda. It's currently thought that one serving of soda should be only one of those 7.5-ounce mini cans. That means most healthy adults should be able to have one of those every day without any ill effect. It's likely that any regular consumption of soda is not good for those whose brains are still developing.

Too much of just about anything is not good for anyone. Drinking water faster than your kidneys can process it will cause a myriad of negative health effects. Taking too much vitamin D3 will lead to hardening of the arteries. Eating too much red and processed meat increases the risk of colon cancer. and so on.

a reply to: rickymouse

I don't think the occasion coke is going to hurt you. See the post that I made above this one.

They do sell a medicinal cola syrup for mild digestive issues. It often has cane sugar instead of corn syrup.

a reply to: M5xaz

How the stuff is even legal is beyond me.....

It's legal because the manufacturer and patent owner G. D. Searle (owned by Monsanto) has friends in high places.

Although numerous studies were conducted documenting negative findings concerning the effects of aspartame, the sweetener remains legal, partially due to the political power of companies who manufacture it.

In 1981, Ronald Reagan, with help from members of his transition team, including the CEO of G. D. Searle, Donald Rumsfeld, appointed Dr. Arthur Hull Hayes Jr. as the new FDA commissioner. Just weeks later, Rumsfeld submitted a reevaluation of aspartame and Hayes, ignoring the recommendations of several doctors, approved the substance for human consumption.6 This article argues that the numerous conflicts of interest within the government and big business allowed aspartame to be approved for human consumption even when it was demonstrated to be a carcinogen and a cause of other harmful side effects in animals.Rumsfeld was able to use political power and connections in Washington to influence key decisions of the FDA in the early 1980s.
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