Coke, Pepsi Used as Agricultural Pesticides by India Farmers 3 November, 2004 published in BBC news ------------------------------------------------ Phosphoric acid in cold drinks is highly acidic and may function as a pest deterrent. Or perhaps its the aspartame in the diet soda. Since aspartame as well known to promote neurological side effects in humans, it is conceivable that it may function as a neurotoxic pesticide when sprayed on crops. High level of pesticides found in all the top brand cold drinks --------------------------------------------------------- https://facebook/photo.php?fbid=420868528012884&l=e9d378e4c6 Sugary drinks kill 180,000 people annually through diabetes, cancer and heart disease, study claims ---------------------------------------- https://facebook/photo.php?fbid=345484168884654&l=0f0cf7bed0 No more soft drinks in Parliament - news published on Thursday, Aug 07, 2003 by The Hindu --------------------------------------- https://facebook/photo.php?fbid=376524409113963&l=fe3f97c450 Study Shows Daily Soda Consumption Increases Stroke Risk by 83 Percent ------------------------------------------------------------------- A recent study from Japan found that women who drink soda everyday have an increased stroke risk of 83%. That means you are 83% more likely than a non-soda-drinker to suffer from a stroke. A 2004 study in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine found that kids are getting about 7 trillion calories of sugar from cancer-causing beverages like soda each year. huffingtonpost/2012/07/25/half-of-americans-drink-soda-everyday-consumption_n_1699540.html Loss of bone density, another side effect of drinking soda. ------------------------------------------ Due to high concentration of sugar combined with very strong acid phosphoric acid used in cold drinks, people who drink often lose bone minerals and end up being diagnosed with osteoporosis (even at a relatively young age). In all, soda consumption is linked to at least six serious diseases: 1) Diabetes 2) Obesity 3) Heart disease 4) Cancer 5) Osteoporosis 6) Kidney stones cdchealth/sodarisk.html New research out Wednesday suggests drinking a lot of diet soda could increase your risk for a heart attack or stroke by 50%. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22282311 ------------------------------------------------------ On Jan. 18, 2004, more than 500 protesters, including about 150 residents who live near Cokes bottling facilities in India, marched and rallied to condemn the company— Plachimada in Kerala, Wada in Maharashtra and Mehdiganj in Uttar Pradesh — are experiencing severe water shortages as a result of Coca-Colas mining of the majority of the common groundwater resources around its facilities. Cokes indiscriminate dumping of waste water into the ground has polluted the scarce water that remains. In Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu, residents are opposing a proposed Coca-Cola facility because of fears that they too will face water shortages and pollution. mindfully.org/Water/2005/India-Coca-Cola-Pepsi14mar05.htm
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