WATER OR COLA And What Preservative In Sodas Can Cause DNA Damage?

WATER OR COLA?

This is really an eye opener...
Water or Cola?

We all know that water is important but, I've never seen it written like this before.

WATER

1. Why are 75% of Americans chronically dehydrated?

2. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
3. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.

4. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.

5. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.

6. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.

7. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.

8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.

And now for the properties of COLA:

1. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Cola (mainly the famous "C" one that I won't mention) and it will be gone in two days.
2. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons of Cola in the truck to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.

3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Cola into the toilet bowl and let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Cola (or the famous "C" one) removes stains from vitreous China.

4. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.

5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.

6. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Cola.

7. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.

8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Cola will help loosen grease stains.

9. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

More Info:

1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis.

2. The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!

2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the Hazardous material place cards reserved for Highly corrosive materials.

Do you still want a drink of the real thing?

Now the real question is...
WOULD YOU LIKE A COLA OR A GLASS OF WATER?

Also please note that even thought this is written about the real thing, Cola, all the other soft drinks are also very bad for your health!

Here's an article using scientific data that I found very
informative:

Soda Alert: Sodium Benzoate, A Preservative Used In Sodas, Found To Cause DNA Damage.

Louise McCoy, The Epoch Times New York Staff

Research from Sheffield University, U.K., into a common food and drink preservative suggests that it can damage DNA. Sodium benzoate, a mold inhibiter commonly found in Pepsi, Coke, Sprite, other soft drinks, pickles, and sauces, is the culprit.

Peter Piper, professor of molecular biology and biotechnology, who has been working on sodium benzoate since 1999, tested sodium benzoate on living yeast cells. He was alarmed to find that it damaged their mitochondria's DNA.

Concerned, Piper made his research public, telling British newspaper, The Independent, on Sunday, May 27: "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."

"The mitochondria consume the oxygen to give you energy, and if you damage it - as happens in a number of diseased states - then the cell starts to malfunction very seriously. And there is a whole array of diseases that are now being tied to damage to this DNA - Parkinson's and quite a lot of neurodegenerative diseases, but above all, the whole process of aging."

Sodium benzoate occurs naturally in cranberries, apples, milk products, cinnamon, and cloves. According to http://inchem.org, sodium benzoate occurring naturally in foods is about 40 mg/kg. Used as a preservative, it is about 2,000 mg/kg. Historically, benzoic acid came from a dry distillation of gum benzoin. Industrial preparation is now cheaply made from toluene. Sodium benzoate is made from benzoic acid.

The studies the FDA lists are mainly rat and mice studies, which don't appear to show toxicity. Tests made on limited numbers of individuals showed no adverse effects from the 1960s to the 1980s, therefore sodium benzoate and benzoic acid are considered safe by the FDA.

The Hyperactive Children's Support Group of Great Britain takes exception to that and recommends the avoidance of both sodium benzoate and benzoic acid. Piper considers tests done by the FDA "out of date."

A short-term study on rats - feeding them 1,800 mg/kg of sodium benzoate/benzoic acid - produced central nervous system damage. Benzoic acid caused liver pathology and reduced weight. However, these studies are deemed inadequate to determine safety.

The vitamin C (ascorbic acid) added to soft drinks reacts with sodium benzoate to make benzene, a known carcinogen and air pollutant.

References:
http://www.inchem.org/documents/cicads/cicads/cicad26.htm#SubSectionNumber:11.1.1
http://news.independent.co.uk/health/article2586653.ece

Another Danger Associated with drinking soft-drinks, from the can...

As reported to me, this incident happened recently in North Texas...
A woman went boating one Sunday taking with her some cans of coke which she put into the refrigerator of the boat. On Monday she was taken to the hospital and placed in the Intensive Care Unit. She died on Wednesday.

The autopsy concluded she died of Leptospirosis. This was traced to the can of coke she drank from, not using a glass. Tests showed that the can was infected by dried rat urine and hence the disease Leptospirosis. Rat urine contains toxic and deathly substances. It is highly recommended to thoroughly wash the upper part of soda cans before drinking out of them. The cans are typically stocked in warehouses and transported straight to the shops without being cleaned.

A study at NYCU! showed that the tops of soda cans are more contaminated than public toilets (i.e).. full of germs and bacteria. So wash them with water before putting them to the mouth to avoid any kind of fatal accident.

Now, why not give up Colas (soft-drinks) and then you won't have to worry about these issues, at least with your soft drinks?

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