The British Dental Association sent out a warning that over one-third of Britain’s 14-year-olds are destroying the enamel on their teeth by consuming excessive amounts of carbonated drinks.
Although parents have expressed concerns over the sugar content in fizzy drinks, they believed "diet" drinks were safe.
Research has shown that even though diet drinks resulted in less tooth decay, they were no less acidic than regular drinks and contributed to destroying children’s teeth from the outside.
Teenagers drinking numerous glasses of diet drinks each day were exposed to the same amount of danger of decay.
Studies found that teenagers drinking four or more glasses a day increased their risk of decay by 513 percent, which is significant considering 92 percent of 14-year-olds consume fizzy drinks.
The study also showed that the problem of dental erosion was less significant among 12-year-olds who did not drink fizzy drinks, while those that did drink several glasses a day were 30 percent at risk of tooth decay.
The Guardian March 12, 2004
Soda remains one of the major nutritional reasons why most people suffer from various health problems. Drinking all that sugar suppresses the appetite and affects the body’s ability to take in nourishing foods like vegetables, which may result in nutritional deficiencies.
This however is independent of all the damage that sugar can do. You may think that because your child drinks diet soda they are out of harm’s way. This is the furthest thing from the truth because aspartame is even worse than sugar.
The best drink of choice for your child is pure water. Everyone needs about one quart of water for every 50 pounds of body weight and soda juice and milk do not count toward this requirement. So, give your child water and lots of it.
Diet is another huge component and it is the parent’s responsibility to not only buy nutritious foods and drinks, but also encourage your children to eat properly and teach them how to make nutritious choices.
If you are not yet familiar with the reasons why soda is one of the five worst foods you could eat, I suggest you read my past article on the dangers of soda.
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