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When you start looking at these kind of numbers, they have so much impact without even considering the other aspects of this sweet addiction — such as high fructose corn syrup and artificial sweetener use!
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Soft Drink Scary Truths |
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The ramifications of the extraordinary increase of the consumption of soft drinks — three fold in the last 20 years — impacts not only our weight, the rates of type two diabetes, and the health of our teeth, but also it also acts as a replacement for nutrients and hydration.
The Content of Soft Drinks includes:
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Soft drink companies pay schools big bucks in vending machine contracts to encourage pop drinking. Some schools earn more than $100,000/year from these contracts.
What's in your kids school?
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Soft Drinks: Caffeine Content
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Number of Milligrams of Caffeine
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12-oz.
Can
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20-oz. Bottle
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64-oz.
Big Cup
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Caffeine is a diuretic, which causes fluid loss and increases risk of dehydration.
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Caffeine can lead to sleep disruption and insomnia.
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Pepsi
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37
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62
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197
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Dr. Pepper
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40
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67
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213
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Diet Coke
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42
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70
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224
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Pepsi One
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55
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92
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293
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Mountain Dew
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55
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92
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293
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Coke Classic
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34
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57
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181
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Sunkist Orange Soda
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35
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58
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197
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Soft Drinks: Sugar Content
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Number of Teaspoons of Sugar
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12-oz.
Can
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20-oz. Bottle
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64-oz.
Big Cup
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A 12-oz. can of Mountain Dew contains 11 teaspoons of sugar.
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A person who drinks two cans per day consumes more than 1.5 pounds of sugar per week from Mountain Dew alone.
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Dr. Pepper
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9.5
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15.8
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50.7
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Barq’s Root Beer
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10.7
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17.8
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57.1
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Pepsi
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9.8
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16.3
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52.3
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Orange Slice
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11.9
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19.8
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63.5
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Minute Maid Orange Soda
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11.2
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18.7
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59.7
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Sprite
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9.0
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15.0
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48.0
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Coke Classic
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9.3
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15.5
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49.6
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7-Up
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9.3
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15.5
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49.6
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Squirt
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9.5
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15.8
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50.7
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Mountain Dew
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11.0
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18.3
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58.7
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Soft Drinks: Calorie Content
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Number of Calories
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12-oz.
Can
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20-oz. Bottle
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64-oz.
Big Cup
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It takes two hours of moderate walking to burn off the calories in one 20-oz. bottle of pop.
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7-Eleven’s 64-oz. Big Gulp has more than one-third of many people’s daily calorie requirement.
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7-Up
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140
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250
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800
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Sprite
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140
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250
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800
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Coke Classic
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140
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250
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800
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Pepsi
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150
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250
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800
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Dr. Pepper
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160
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250
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800
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Mountain Dew
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165
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275
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880
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Sunkist Orange Soda
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190
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325
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1,040
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Soft Drinks: ACID Content |
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Sugar in pop combines with
bacteria in mouth to form acid.
Diet or “sugar-free” pop
contains its own acid.
Acid attacks teeth.
Each acid
attack lasts about 20 minutes.
The acid attack starts
over with every sip.
Ongoing acid attacks
weaken tooth enamel.
Now isn't that refreshing!
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(Acid Low = BAD)
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| Pure Water |
7.00 (neutral) |
| Barq's |
4.61 |
| Diet Coke |
3.39 |
| Mountain Dew |
3.22 |
| Gatorade |
2.95 |
| Coke Classic |
2.63 |
| Pepsi |
2.49 |
| Sprite |
3.42 |
| Diet 7-Up |
3.67 |
| Diet Dr. Pepper |
3.41 |
| Surge |
3.02 |
| Gatorade |
2.95 |
| Hawaiian Fruit Punch |
2.82 |
| Orange Minute Maid |
2.80 |
| Dr. Pepper |
2.92 |
| BATTERY ACID |
1.00 |
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Other Links:
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Much of this information was gathered from the Minnesota Dental Association, for excellent educational materials visit their site. http://www.mndental.org
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Raisins Fight
Oral Bacteria
ScienceDaily
(Jun. 13, 2005) — Compounds found in raisins fight bacteria in the mouth that cause cavities and gum disease, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Dentistry.
One of the many resources: sciencedaily.com...
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