"Due to their acidic pH, flavored sparkling waters can be nearly as corrosive as orange juice when exposed to human teeth for just 30 minutes, according to researchers at the University of Birmingham and Birmingham Dental Hospital."
"BPA-based plastics are used to line food and drink cans to protect against metal contamination, but these endocrine disruptors bring on a host of health problems on their own. ... FWIW, the state of California, for example, includes BPA in its Proposition 65 list of toxic chemicals that are 'known to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm.'"
"One study published in the journal Obesity Research and Clinical Practicethis link opens in a new tab found that rats that had carbonated drinks ate more and gained more weight over a six-month period than those that drank flat drinks or plain water. The bubbly-bev rats also had more of the appetite-increasing hormone ghrelin, which signals your body to eat more, which can explain the weight gain."
"Due to their acidic pH, flavored sparkling waters can be nearly as corrosive as orange juice when exposed to human teeth for just 30 minutes, according to researchers at the University of Birmingham and Birmingham Dental Hospital."
"BPA-based plastics are used to line food and drink cans to protect against metal contamination, but these endocrine disruptors bring on a host of health problems on their own. ... FWIW, the state of California, for example, includes BPA in its Proposition 65 list of toxic chemicals that are 'known to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm.'"
"One study published in the journal Obesity Research and Clinical Practicethis link opens in a new tab found that rats that had carbonated drinks ate more and gained more weight over a six-month period than those that drank flat drinks or plain water. The bubbly-bev rats also had more of the appetite-increasing hormone ghrelin, which signals your body to eat more, which can explain the weight gain."