Okay, so this year, I decided to do a report on pop. This took me about 2-3 weeks to pull together and know for sure if my facts are right. I don't know if the spelling is okay, but if I misspell some stuff, just ignore it. I tried uploading this as a Voice Clip, but I got talking and it make it 15 minutes long. So Please enjoy and remember, I'm only here to help, Please no Trolling or arguing, and if you must fight back, as I will say in there, Re write this in your own words, giving Full Explanations, True facts on every single little thing I wrote that you assume is wrong. No "This is Not True!" "How is it not?" "Because I just know!" Stuff, because if you just say that, then, you don't know. This is for those who do want to listen..

Soda is just a bunch of empty calories which will either replace healthy foods or add additional calories to your diet. 140 calories You will Get for just drinking Pop, and these aren't the Good Calories your body needs Either (Look up the Good and The Bad Calories if you wish to prove me wrong Here is one Link http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/NewYearNewYou/story?id=3654291&page=1). High fructose corn syrup (sugar) is probably the biggest concern.

#1 whey usually contain either high fructose corn syrup or sucrose as the sugar source. Sucrose is split into glucose and fructose in the digestive tract. Many people get diarrhea from large amounts of fructose. As Ed notes, it tends to pull water into the intestines. That reverses the hydration process and causes diarrhea.
#2 If you take a lot of caffeinated soda, you may over dose on caffeine, particularly if you don't use it much away from the run. Caffeine and other xanthines ( tea, chocolate are sources ) cause relaxation of smooth muscle. Net result: urgency along the way. Combine that with the tendency for diarrhea caused by too much fructose, and you're primed for extra potty breaks.
#3 The electrolyte balance of most sodas is terrible for running. Many have no sodium to speak of. Unless you take in other sources of sodium, you may mess up your electrolyte balance and get cramps. If the fructose and caffeine aggravate water loss, that can only make dehydration and cramping more likely.
#4 One 12-ounce can of regular soda pop contains over an ounce of sugar (or about 7 teaspoons). "The sugar is cheap, rotten refined sugar that can only do you damage – diabetes, obesity, tooth decay, and all the rest," observes David Reuben, M.D
#5 The average cola contains 110 Colories.

ASPERTAIN
1. By choosing a diet soda to avoid sugar, you're consuming aspartame. Better known as NutraSweet, it is the sugar substitute used these days in diet soft drinks. Saccharin, previously used, was found to be carcinogenic, as were cyclamates before that. Many health professionals now have serious doubts as to the safety of aspartame, as well.
2. Andrew Weil, M.D., author of a book entitled Natural Health, Natural Medicine, states that "because I have seen a number of patients, mostly women, who report headaches from this substance, I don't regard it as free from toxicity. Women also find that aspartame aggravates PMS (premenstrual syndrome)."8
3. Joseph Weissman, M.D., has this warning about aspartame in diet soda: "If it is stored in warm areas or kept on store shelves for a prolonged period, aspartame will change to methanol, an alcohol that ultimately converts to formaldehyde and formic acid – known carcinogens."9 Remember that next time you walk down the soft drink aisle in your supermarket wondering how long those cans have been sitting there, or next time you see pallets of diet soda stacked in the summer heat outside your local convenience store.
4. When asked which was better, regular pop or diet, Ann Donovan, a certified nutritionist, replied: "Neither! But if you were dying of thirst on a desert island and somebody offered you regular or diet with NutraSweet, go with the regular."

CARAMEL COLOR
1. To change the Color of the Food Product into the color the Consumer expects to see..
2. The International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) has concluded that commercially-produced caramel color has the same toxicological properties as caramel produced by cooking or heating sucrose, except for those prepared using ammonium (Class A).||||Despite some claims that caramel is Toxic or Carcinogenic, or leads to intestinal problems, the IPCS has found no evidence of carcinogenicity or mutagenicity in its extensive studies.||||
A. Ammonia caramel, baker's caramel, confectioner's caramel, beer caramelIn the presence of ammonium compounds but no sulfite compounds can be used.
Sulfite ammonia caramel, acid-proof caramel, soft-drink carameIn the presence of both sulfite and ammonium compounds Acidic environments such as soft drinks
3. It is made by a carefully controlled heat treatment of carbohydrates, generally in the presence of acids, alkalis, or salts, in a process called caramelization. It is more fully oxidized than caramel candy and has an odor of burnt sugar and a somewhat bitter taste.
4. It is also addictive, and It's also about 1 million calories per cup. Be forewarned

CAFFEINE
Yes the Classic Worlds all time Favorite Ingrediant, Caffeine...

1. There is three to four 12-ounce cans of caffeinated soda
2. Caffeine: increases alertness, and Adensine Tri Phosphate (ATP) production (more muscle fuel) when energy is low.
3. Can lead to Lower Bone Density.
4. The jitters, insomnia, high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, elevated blood cholesterol levels, vitamin and mineral depletion, breast lumps, birth defects, perhaps some forms of cancer – these and more are part of the package deal of health problems and risks that come with choosing to consume caffeinated drinks.
5. Taking size into account, the impact of three cans of regular Coke a day on a seven-year-old kid is the same as an adult drinking eight cups of coffee!10Needless to say, physicians – particularly pediatricians – are alarmed. Could it be that the consumption of caffeinated soda pop is contributing to developmental disorders, both physical and mental, in our children? There are many health professionals who would say so. One author puts it this way: "No parent would knowingly give poison to their children; and yet, every time you hand your child a soda pop or flavored drink, you are giving him chemicals that are stored in his body. Is it any wonder that twelve-year-olds die of cancer, teenagers are afflicted with MS, and young men and women commit bizarre acts?"

PHOSPHORIC ACID
1. Phosphoric acid: this is a strong acid which is not good for the digestion during Process
2. an acid used in fertilizers and soaps/detergents and pharmaceuticals and as an additive in cola drinks
3. Is to enhance palatability and to Keep cat foods long.
4. It is sometimes sold under other names, such as "rust remover" or "rust killer."
5. leads to lower bone density.
6. Can cause Kidney Failure.
7. evidence suggests their high levels of phosphoric acid will damage the kidneys.
8. Phosphoric acid is also known to neutralize the hydrochloric acid in our stomachs. This is unfortunate, for we need hydrochloric acid to help us digest our food and utilize its nutrients. It is especially required for calcium utilization. So, not only does phosphoric acid leach calcium from our bones, it also prohibits hydrochloric acid from helping to restore it. Bones and teeth just can't win with this stuff in our diet.

HIGH-FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP
1. High fructose corn syrup and/or sucrose: generally not good for digestion, so the amount of soda should be limited, and other, better sources of carbos should be the main calorie source.
2. Regularly including these products in your diet has the potential to promote obesity — which, in turn, promotes conditions such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and coronary artery disease.
3. But recent research — some of which is supported by the beverage industry — suggests that high-fructose corn syrup isn't intrinsically less healthy than other sweeteners, nor is it the root cause of obesity.

Yes, phosphoric acid in colas--and many other sodas, is a binder to restrict the access of calcium to the body...

A lot of Americans do drink a lot of pop, but be aware now some need to turn over to calcium supplements to nourish the lost calcium they have lost in the past.....

If you don't believe me and want to prove me wrong, Make a List of why you should Drink pop, how it helps you out, and make sure it defeats all the purposes on this friendly letter. Ohh also, You be the judge, not me, Its not my body that allows the access of such so called, 'Food', into itself...Remember, what goes into your body, is ripped apart and put into your heart, Also your young, why should you care, you dont feel it....yet....