dark soda
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
United States
March 6, 2012 8:46am CST
I was sent this article about there being carcinogenic food coloring in dark sodas. I knew the coloring was bad for you but I wasn't 100% sure where or why. This article is a reminder though the chance is small, however, if you figure on all the cancer causing things we come across every day... even one less item is one less increase in risk. http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2012/03/sodas-contain-animal-carcinogen-study-finds/ Do you think hearing not just Tab (which to my surprise some stores still carry though a limited quanity of due to being known as an ourtright carcinogenic drink) is being accused of contributing to the increase in cancer? Will these findings cause you to reduce your intake of brown or caramel colored sodas?
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@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
6 Mar 12
I quit drinking pop quite awhile ago and only have it when I want a rum and diet coke occasionally.
I was thinking awhile back about the coloring and additives in our food. It seems that as we modified our food more--pop is just modified water, after all--the incidents of cancers and other diseases seemed to increase. Our kids mature sexually earlier and I wonder if it's because of the growth hormones in our meats.
I do believe stuff like that is causing so many of the diseases we see now, even dementia and Alzheimer's. We even see more birth defects now than we used to before we added chemicals and preservatives.
Have you heard about the "pink slime" that MacDonald's has discontinued and the Gov't recently bought tons of so they could include it in school lunches? 
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@GardenGerty (157929)
• United States
6 Mar 12
There are other problems that occur from drinking pop that are much more definitely happening. Coke, Pepsi and Dr. Pepper all contain phosphoric acid. It causes a decrease in bone density. I do not know if any other sodas contain it, the health educator I heard speak mentioned those three. That is one reason there are many more bone fractures, etc. If you quit drinking them, get proper nutrition, and do weight bearing exercise you can reverse that process though. That is one reason I limit my soda so severely.
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
30 Apr 12
I agree the increase in so many things has increased as we have eaten more and more processed convience foods.
I did not know that affected your bone density! That's sadly no surprise! I know tons of people including myself don't get enough vitamin D in their system between diet and lack of sun in nature and have to take suppliments.
@peavey (16936)
• United States
6 Mar 12
Can't reduce it much more since I quit drinking it altogether! 
It seems like everything is carcinogenic any more, from the clothes we wear to the food we eat and the things we drink. Probably the air we breathe, too. Still... if it's a known factor, why take the chance? And if these manufacturers have known this, why have they continued to use it??
It seems like everything is carcinogenic any more, from the clothes we wear to the food we eat and the things we drink. Probably the air we breathe, too. Still... if it's a known factor, why take the chance? And if these manufacturers have known this, why have they continued to use it?? 3 people like this
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
6 Mar 12
That's a disturbing question I think that all of us need to protest congress about. However, will it get us anywhere? We don't have the money, lawyers, and resources to sway anyone to change things outside of word of mouth and stop buying the stuff.
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
30 Apr 12
I would love to see the GMO labeling to go thru! The question is what kind of battle could it be seeing I'm sure the GMO companies have tons of resources and expensive lawyers in Washington keeping things swayed in their direction. Which isn't right! Doing what's right not the highest bidder needs to take place more often!
@rogue13xmen13 (14403)
• United States
6 Mar 12
I don't drink soda, so it's not that big of a deal to me.
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
30 Apr 12
Good for you! There are not enough people who do not drink soda. I wish I could go 100% cold turkey. Though I'll say I probably drink less than one can a week, but of course make up for it on the rare occasion when we go out to eat. 
@GardenGerty (157929)
• United States
6 Mar 12
No, I only drink one or two sodas a month anyway. I will continue as I have. There are many things bombarding our body constantly that could cause cancer, even "natural" things. I believe we need to do generally healthy things and not over do it in any one direction.
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
30 Apr 12
I too don't drink many sodas either unless we are eating out. Indeed too many things that consumers are sadly unaware of.
@pergammano (7682)
• Canada
6 Mar 12
AH...YES! After 3...YES, 3 of my friends...suffered so vehemently and passed from pancreatic cancer...and WERE devoted COKE drinkers, and the release of the information from the Canadian Cancer Clinic, that Pancreatic Cancer had quadrupled in the last two decades...and the common link was sodas, I dropped them like a hot potato! The only Soda, that I drink is Soda Water! Great info tho!
@shaggin (71678)
• United States
7 Mar 12
That is so sad that you lost 3 of your friends from pancreatic cancer. I've heard that is a horrible way to die that it is very painful. If only they knew how bad the coke was for them. That is just so sad when you think of the families they left behind all because of soda. I rarely drink soda but think that I will drink it even less now. I dont understand why they put the coloring in the sodas anyway. Why put additives in when it will taste the same without the coloring.
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
30 Apr 12
They put food coloring in things to make it more appealing. And of course most of the food colorings are no longer natural colorings. Starbucks who was going to use a natural dye made from an insect had to retract using this dye because of people having a cow about them using an "animal" dye. I think I'd rather eat the bug than Red#40!
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
6 Mar 12
The sad thing is sooo many people are as you said devoted COKE drinkers. Even those tho struggle with their weight do go anywhere w/o a diet coke in hand. Which to me makes no sense as the diet is no better for you than regular other than calorie count.
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
30 Apr 12
That's the most terrifying thing about it. You have to eat, you can't possibly grow or make everything from scratch but you don't want to be eating anything that is not good for your body either.
@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
6 Mar 12
I've already started switching but for different reasons. I am trying to drink more water, so right now all I drink is water, coffee, and occasionally some juice.
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
6 Mar 12
good girl! I'm increasing my water intake too. Though I drink plenty of water in warmer weather for some reason I despise water when it's cold out.
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@cdecker02 (11)
• United States
6 Mar 12
There has been so much debate on this over several years. I don't know what to think about it. It will probably not curb my intake of colored sodas, at least not for a few years. If research continues to develop, it may warrant rethinking!
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
30 Apr 12
If anything you should be concerned about the increasing numbers of type2 diabetes too many people are afflicted with diabetes between diet and genetics :(
