This article reviews the risks associated with drinking carbonated soft-drinks (soda). The author starts the article with a capturing fact “scientists issued a warning over fizzy drinks, claiming they cause a death toll of 184,000 adults every year.” (1) The author strongly emphasizes the hazards of drinking soda. Also, the article lists eleven risks associated with drinking soda.
A few of the risks mentioned:
1. Drinking soda can increase risk of many cancers; specifically, drinking one can of soda can increase your risk of prostate cancer by 40% (1).
2. Increased consumption of soda drinks contributed to 130,000 new cases of diabetes (1). Soda increases risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 26% (2).
3. Drinking soda can increase risk of premature birth in pregnant women after a study taken in Denmark on 60,000 women. …show more content…
For example, the author states that drinking one can of soda increases your risk of prostate cancer by 40% (1). The 40% is compared to which group of people (people who drink soda and didn’t develop prostate cancer, a control group that drank water etc.) The author fails again to provide percentage comparisons when stating that soda increases risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 26% (1). What are these percentages being compared to? Risk assessment studies are usually transparent when it comes to providing data.
When speaking of dietary exposure, the author should mention that drinking soda is a matter of choice unlike chemical spills that end up in your drinking water ; therefore, the harmful implication related to soda can be avoided by simply not consuming it. Soda contains a number of chemicals, sugars and sugar substitutes that do not have any nutritional value
A few of the risks mentioned:
1. Drinking soda can increase risk of many cancers; specifically, drinking one can of soda can increase your risk of prostate cancer by 40% (1).
2. Increased consumption of soda drinks contributed to 130,000 new cases of diabetes (1). Soda increases risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 26% (2).
3. Drinking soda can increase risk of premature birth in pregnant women after a study taken in Denmark on 60,000 women. …show more content…
For example, the author states that drinking one can of soda increases your risk of prostate cancer by 40% (1). The 40% is compared to which group of people (people who drink soda and didn’t develop prostate cancer, a control group that drank water etc.) The author fails again to provide percentage comparisons when stating that soda increases risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 26% (1). What are these percentages being compared to? Risk assessment studies are usually transparent when it comes to providing data.
When speaking of dietary exposure, the author should mention that drinking soda is a matter of choice unlike chemical spills that end up in your drinking water ; therefore, the harmful implication related to soda can be avoided by simply not consuming it. Soda contains a number of chemicals, sugars and sugar substitutes that do not have any nutritional value