Volume : IX, Issue : III, March - 2019

SODA POP- LATEST HEALTH THREAT TO HUMANS- A REVIEW

Shanti Manyala, Sonali Chalakh

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Soft drinks are enormously popular beverages. It is termed as soda pop, is a drink that typically contains carbonated water, a sweetener, a natural or artificial flavoring agent. In total 1,25 billion people in the country drink 5.9 billion liters of soft drinks in a year. The per capita consumption of soft drinks in India is around 5 to 6 bottles. It is a proven fact that today’s youth mostly prefers soft drinks or soda cans to fresh fruit juices. In the same way, excess consumption of soft drinks poses a number of health hazards. Soft drink consumption has become a highly visible and controversial public health and public police issue. Soft drinks are viewed by many as a major contributor to obesity and related health problems and have consequently been targeted as a means to help curtail the rising prevalence of obesity, particularly among adolescents. A single soda contains the equivalent of 10 teaspoons of sugar . This contributes to weight gain, obesity, insulin resistance and diabetes. Diet soda also increases the risk of metabolic syndrome , which causes belly fat, high blood sugar, raised cholesterol, and dental issues. Hence keeping in view the hazardous effects into account, this crucial topic of today’s context is selected

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SODA POP- LATEST HEALTH THREAT TO HUMANS- A REVIEW, Shanti Manyala, Sonali Chalakh INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-3 | March-2019

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