Letting Children Drink Soda is as Bad as Letting Them Smoke Cigarettes

[Editorial Note: Most energy drinks and even some nutritional beverages contain lots of sugar. Remeber to read labels and avoid products with added refined sugars.]

“Soda, which is loaded with sugar primarily in the form of high fructose corn syrup, is a leading contributor to the rising rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other chronic diseases facing Americans. So when I say that drinking a can of soda is just as bad for you as smoking a cigarette (and maybe even worse) it is not an exaggeration. Drinking soda is in many ways worse for you than smoking, and it is only because of massive marketing campaigns from the industry that these sugary beverages are deemed acceptable for our most vulnerable members of society – our kids. In the 21st century there would indeed be an uproar if tobacco companies attempted to target our kids, but the soda companies do it everyday. It’s time to wake up and face the facts: the soda industry is out for your children, and the message they send is every bit as damaging (and manipulative) as the one spewed by Big Tobacco.” Dr. Joseph Mercola.

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