"又多了戒掉汽水的理由"

我們聽過一遍又一遍汽水在很多方面對人有害。糖份（如果有任何真正的糖份存在；大多數的公司是使用玉米糖漿和人工甜味劑）、咖啡因、防腐劑、化學物質以及你無法唸出名字的神祕成分等，一而再地被醫學專家和健康照護機構列為會造成肥胖、糖尿病和一堆其他健康問題的因素。但是現在又有一些其他的原因讓你改喝白開水。

第一，一般的汽水（而非無糖汽水）已經證實會造成你的身體在體內很危險的地方囤積脂肪，像是器官的周圍（如肝臟），甚至是骨頭！經常性地飲用也會造成膽固醇飆升10%。無糖汽水雖然不含糖份卻仍然能夠導致糖尿病，而且人工甜味劑會殘害大腦細胞並造成過動，特別是對孩童而言。

那有其他使用玉米糖漿做甜味劑該注意的地方嗎？現今使用的大多數玉米來自於基因改造作物，至今僅存在了約二十年，所以撇開可能的心臟疾病、加速老化、消化問題以及不孕不說，還有其他健康效應尚未被發現。同時，拒絕任何含有BVO（溴化植物油）的汽水，那是做為防燃劑用的有害化學物質！

(Health) Even More Reasons To Give Up Soda

We've heard over and over that soda is bad for you in many ways. The sugar (if there's any real sugar; most companies use corn syrup and artificial sweeteners), the caffeine, the preservatives, the chemicals, and the mysterious ingredients with unpronounceable names are listed over and over by medical experts and health care providers as causes for obesity, diabetes, and a number of other health problems.But there are a few other reasons to reach for water instead.

First, regular soda (not diet soda) has been found to cause your body to build up fat in very dangerous places, such as around your organs (like your liver) and even your bones! It will also cause your cholesterol to jump by as much as 10% if you drink regularly. Diet soda, while it doesn't have sugars, can still cause diabetes, and the artificial sweeteners can damage your brain cells and cause hyperactivity, especially in children.

Another note about the use of corn syrup as a sweetener?Most of the corn used today comes from genetically engineered crops, which have only been in existence for 20 years or so, so aside from the possible heart problems, faster aging, digestive issues, and infertility, other health effects have yet to be seen. And skip any soda containing BVO (brominated vegetable oil), which is a poisonous chemical flame retardant!

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