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"Culture Warrior Melanie" |
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28 May 2007 12:58:00 PM |
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Soda May Seriously Harm Your Health |
You may want to put that soda can down.
A common preservative found in drinks such as Coca-Cola, Sprite, Dr.
Pepper, Fanta and Diet Pepsi may cause serious cell damage, according to
a report in Britain's The Independent.
Sodium benzoate has the ability to switch off vital parts of a person's
DNA, according to research from a British university.
The problem is usually associated with aging and alcohol abuse, but new
findings show that drinking soda with the preservative can eventually
lead to cirrhosis of the liver and degenerative diseases such as
Parkinson's.
Click here to read the full story in The Independent.
Sodium benzoate, which derives from benzoic acid, has been used for
years by the carbonated drinks industry to prevent mold from developing
in soft drinks. The ingredient has been the subject of concern on
cancer, because when mixed with Vitamin C, it turns into a carcinogenic
substance called benzene, the Independent reported.
Last year, a Food Standards Agency survey of benzene in drinks found
high levels in four brands that were removed from store shelves.
"These chemicals have the ability to cause severe damage to DNA in the
mitochondria to the point that they totally inactivate it: they knock it
out altogether," said Peter Piper, a professor of molecular biology and
biotechnology.
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| User: "mimus" |
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| Title: Re: Soda May Seriously Harm Your Health |
28 May 2007 01:33:33 PM |
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On Mon, 28 May 2007 12:58:00 -0500, Culture Warrior Melanie wrote:
You may want to put that soda can down.
A common preservative found in drinks such as Coca-Cola, Sprite, Dr.
Pepper, Fanta and Diet Pepsi may cause serious cell damage, according to
a report in Britain's The Independent.
Sodium benzoate has the ability to switch off vital parts of a person's
DNA, according to research from a British university.
The problem is usually associated with aging and alcohol abuse, but new
findings show that drinking soda with the preservative can eventually
lead to cirrhosis of the liver and degenerative diseases such as
Parkinson's.
You may want to reflect on the internal medicine wards that somehow aren't
overflowing with soda-drinking cirrhotics . . . .
Or even alcohol-drinking, for that matter . . . .
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Hoc est ratio?
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| User: "Leonid Gavrilov" |
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| Title: Re: Soda May Seriously Harm Your Health |
30 May 2007 12:15:30 PM |
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Thank you for your interesting post!
Perhaps you may be interested to know that this topic is discussed in
more detail here:
http://longevity-science.blogspot.com/2007/05/soft-drinks-linked-to-aging.html
Kind regards,
-- Leonid Gavrilov, Ph.D.
Website: http://longevity-science.org/
Blog: http://longevity-science.blogspot.com/
My books: http://longevity-science.org/Books.html
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