What Happens When You Boil Soda? A Visual On Why You Don't Want To Be Drinking It

Videos like this have been circulating social media and news sites,  we all know that soda can be bad for us but this is a good visual.   You can just imagine this the next time you reach for a soda.

Soda is all empty calories, mainly from the sugar in it, so if you are on the way to a healthier lifestyle you really need to think about what you put in your body.  A soda once in a while isn't going to hurt you but if you drink one (or more) a day you should really reconsider your beverage choices. In a study by Yale University in 2011 they found the average American drinks 45 gallons of sugary drinks a year.  That is a lot.   You can also look at it this way, a Coke a day can make you gain 14.5 pounds a year from its empty calories.   So you can potentially lose that amount by cutting it out.  


If you think drinking diet soda is better, think again.  Early findings in a study revealed that you could have a 48% increase risk of heart attack and stroke with your daily diet soda.  This is on top of the other health risks (obesity, kidney damage, and certain cancers. Regular soft drinks have been linked to elevated blood pressure; just to name a few).

The take away from all these studies is not to drink to much soda, turn that once (or more) a day soda into something healthy for you.  Water is a good start, most of us do not drink enough.  Look at ingredients in the juices you buy too, they can be just as bad as soda.

Here is a link to SugarStacks.com,  their page that gives you a visual on the amount of sugar in some popular drinks.