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Why can't we drink more carbonated drinks

Why can't we drink more carbonated drinks after more than a year of dissolving teeth? Parents have taught us that we can't drink more carbonated drinks since we were young, but we don't think so. Wen Wen, who went to school in Wuhan, didn't restrain himself and drank a lot of carbonated drinks, which caused his own problems.

Wenwen, a 19-year-old girl, likes to drink carbonated drinks since she was a child. Due to her parents' strict control, she has been afraid to drink more. In 2016, when she went to university in Wuhan, there was no one around her. She began to enjoy carbonated drinks wantonly. She drank 3-4 bottles every day. Her roommates envied how she could not grow fat, so she was even more unrestrained. However, slowly her teeth began to change color, especially the front front front teeth. When she found out, the front teeth had become black and rotten. If the teeth are immersed in the beverage for a long time, the direct contact time between the tooth surface and the acid will increase, and the teeth will be slowly 'dissolved'.

Doctors suggest that you should use a straw to drink carbonated drinks, rinse your mouth with clear water after drinking, and brush your teeth half an hour later. It is better to use fluoride toothpaste to improve the ability of teeth to resist acid corrosion.

So why can't we drink more carbonated drinks? The main reasons are as follows.

1. Too much carbon dioxide affects digestion

The main ingredients in carbonated drinks are carbon dioxide, so you will feel very cool and exciting when you drink them. But carbonated drinks drink too much, a lot of carbon dioxide in the inhibition of bacteria in the drink, at the same time, the beneficial bacteria in the human body will also have inhibition, so the digestive system will be damaged. Especially for young people, they like to drink soda and the stimulation brought by steam, but if they drink too much, the released carbon dioxide will easily cause abdominal distention, affect appetite, and even cause gastrointestinal dysfunction.

2. Osteoporosis caused by phosphoric acid

Most of the ingredients in carbonated drinks, especially coke, contain phosphoric acid. This kind of phosphoric acid will affect the bones imperceptibly, and the bone health will be threatened by drinking carbonated drinks. A large amount of phosphoric acid intake will affect the absorption of calcium, resulting in the imbalance of calcium and phosphorus ratio. Once the calcium is lost, it will cause great damage to the growth of teenagers. Calcium deficiency undoubtedly means that bone development is slow and osteoporosis, so there are data showing that teenagers who often drink a lot of carbonated drinks are three times more likely to have fractures than other teenagers.

3. A large amount of sugar is harmful to the health of teeth.

Too much sugar in carbonated drinks is absorbed by the human body, which will produce a lot of calories. Long term drinking is very easy to cause obesity. Most importantly, it will bring a great burden to the kidney, which is also one of the hidden dangers of diabetes. So people with diabetes should not drink it. In addition, many young people, especially children, have a special preference for this sweet taste. This kind of sugar is very harmful to children's tooth development and is particularly prone to decay. A survey shows that 12-year-olds are 59% more likely to have tooth decay, while 14-year-olds are 220% more likely to have tooth decay. Some people may choose sugar free carbonated drinks because of this, but although carbonated drinks reduce the sugar intake, the acidity of these drinks is still very strong, which may also lead to tooth decay.