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Report: Soda May Seriously Harm Your Health
FOX ^ | 05.28.07

Posted on 05/28/2007 10:05:29 AM PDT by Coleus

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 of the liver and degenerative diseases such as .
 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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KEYWORDS: pop; soda; sodiumbenzoate
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1 posted on 05/28/2007 10:05:32 AM PDT by Coleus
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To: Coleus

Ahhh we are DOOMED!


2 posted on 05/28/2007 10:06:54 AM PDT by SolidWood (Save America: Thompson/Hunter 2008)
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To: Coleus

Oh yay. As I sit here with a can of ginger ale.


3 posted on 05/28/2007 10:07:14 AM PDT by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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To: DixieOklahoma; reuben barruchstein; theprophetyellszambolamboromo; Alusch; house of cards; ...

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4 posted on 05/28/2007 10:07:29 AM PDT by Coleus (Pray for our Troops)
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To: Coleus

Not to mention mother’s milk contains cancer cells.


5 posted on 05/28/2007 10:07:32 AM PDT by mtbopfuyn (I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
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To: Coleus

It switched off the gene that makes we want to believe stuff like this./sarc


6 posted on 05/28/2007 10:08:02 AM PDT by Don Corleone (Leave the gun..take the cannoli)
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To: SolidWood

Great. This is the only time of year I allow my children to have soda. I buy several cases for taking to the pool.

I just bought 5 boxes yesterday. I’m a murderer. *Sigh*


7 posted on 05/28/2007 10:08:21 AM PDT by Politicalmom ("ARREST ILLEGALS AND SEND THEM BACK WHERE THEY CAME FROM" Fred Thompson)
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To: Coleus

Aha! So THIS is why Pepsi was on sale last week? I knew there was a catch!


8 posted on 05/28/2007 10:09:22 AM PDT by TommyDale (More Americans are killed each day in the U.S. by abortion than were killed on 9/11 !)
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To: Coleus

Wasn’t India concerned about this a couple yrs back? I think most people just scoffed at their concerns.


9 posted on 05/28/2007 10:10:04 AM PDT by Dysart
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To: sageb1
Got a 2 liter diet Pepsi right beside me. Goes great w/my breakfast of yogurt, berries and kashi.

About a month ago there was a study of 16! women showing that milk in tea was problematic. Tough. That's how I like it. I try to watch what I eat, but I'm getting awfully tired of hearing how things that people have been eating for generations, and lived to fight wars, build societies, and populate the earth, are going to friggin' kill me.

10 posted on 05/28/2007 10:11:34 AM PDT by radiohead (They call me DOCTOR radiohead.)
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To: Coleus

Kinda fits in with some of the newer theories of aging. Oxidative stress and damage to the mitochondrial cellular membranes causing a drop off of energy production.

The other part seems to be cross-linking of proteins that gum up the cellular workings.


11 posted on 05/28/2007 10:12:42 AM PDT by djf (Skulz wurk gud! My last Wopper was purfict!)
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To: Coleus

I guess that’s why so many soda drinkers have dropped dead in the street over the last several decades.


12 posted on 05/28/2007 10:12:47 AM PDT by samtheman
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To: SirKit

Ruh roh!


13 posted on 05/28/2007 10:13:02 AM PDT by SuziQ
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To: Politicalmom

I would imagine if they each drink a case a day you won’t have to be concerned about their senior health.


14 posted on 05/28/2007 10:13:53 AM PDT by B4Ranch (Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.)
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To: Coleus

I imagine it’s worse for women and minorities.


15 posted on 05/28/2007 10:13:54 AM PDT by toddlintown (Six bullets and Lennon goes down. Yet not one hit Yoko. Discuss.)
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To: Coleus
Go ugly early:


16 posted on 05/28/2007 10:14:07 AM PDT by TADSLOS (The only illegal immigration bill should be the one from Greyhound Bus Lines for services rendered.)
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To: Coleus
when mixed with Vitamin C

How much vitamin C is in Pepsi?

17 posted on 05/28/2007 10:14:43 AM PDT by mjp (Live & let live. I don't want to live in Mexico, Marxico, or Muslimico. Statism & high taxes suck.)
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To: radiohead

lol! I’m not a big tea drinker, but if I have a cup, it’s plain with no sugar or milk. I drink my coffee black, as well. But that’s just because it’s the way I prefer it. What did they say about milk in tea? Something about milk taking away from the health benefits of certain teas?

Life is short. Enjoy it!


18 posted on 05/28/2007 10:15:58 AM PDT by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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To: nnn0jeh

Blue Sky Root Beer doesn’t contain any chemicals.


19 posted on 05/28/2007 10:16:10 AM PDT by kalee (The offenses we give, we write in the dust; Those we take, we write in marble. JHuett)
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To: Coleus

Smoking “medical marijuana” should take care of the problem. :O)


20 posted on 05/28/2007 10:16:14 AM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax , you earn it , you keep it!)
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