Good grief. This guy (Dr. Mao? LOL!) is a bigger quack than the AFLAC duck. He says beverages with bubbles contain phosphoric acid. No, the bubbles are CO2. Phosphoric acid is used to give a soda, mostly colas, their bite. Phosphoric acid doesn't inhibit calcium absorption in any way. He says Saccharin caused cancer in one study. In the study he cites, researchers fed lab rats nothing but Saccharin 24/7 and then wondered at the fact that they develop cancer. Stuffing lab rats with amounts that have no relationship to real world usage is the height of junk science. The good doctor appears to approve of junk.
Sugar consumption suppresses or compromises the immune system? Fer crying out loud......what is this guy a Dr. of, Public Policy? What a maroon.
Oh, noes! We will all die!
Avoid the soda aisle at the supermarket -- it is evil!
Ahem. You would think, with all the serious issues confronting us today - the economy, job losses, health care takeover, cap 'n trade, Afghanistan, Iran, etc., that this nonsense would be on the back burner.
Good reality check you posted, by the way.
(And I don't drink soda much, simply because I never formed the habit. When I do, I enjoy it.)
He says Saccharin caused cancer in one study. In the study he cites, researchers fed lab rats nothing but Saccharin 24/7 and then wondered at the fact that they develop cancer. Stuffing lab rats with amounts that have no relationship to real world usage is the height of junk science. The good doctor appears to approve of junk.Exactly. Some quack with "Dr." in front of his/her name can spout off a bunch of BS and the sheeple will eat it right up without questioning it.
Garbage like this is much worse for people than a can of a soda.