A weird coincidence: Soft drinks can harm you
I was driving to my girlfriend’s house today to walk her dog while she’s out of town, and I was drinking a Pepsi. For some odd reason, I started thinking about the long-term effects of new drugs and additives. How a seemingly innocent chemical added to a soft drink or food can have distastrous effects ten years from now that we don’t even know about yet. Scientists wouldn’t foresee these ill effects because they haven’t happened yet in large enough sections of the population.
Anyway, it’s an incredibly weird coincidence that I came across this article today claiming that some soft drinks –including Pepsi — might end up causing serious harm:
A new health scare erupted over soft drinks last night amid evidence they may cause serious cell damage. Research from a British university suggests a common preservative found in drinks such as Fanta and Pepsi Max has the ability to switch off vital parts of DNA.
The problem - more usually associated with ageing and alcohol abuse - can eventually lead to cirrhosis of the liver and degenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s.
I thought it too much a coincidence, I had to post a link.
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DAMN YOU! I drink nothing but Diet Pepsi and now you say I’m going to die?
Oh well, its coming anyway.