| Caffeine in drinks has been compared to nicotine in | | | | The results indicated children who drank caffeinated |
| cigarettes. | | | | soft drinks suffered from behavioral problems. |
| What's more, the results of one study found that just a | | | | Moreover: |
| few ounces of a caffeinated soft drink can make | | | | · The first-graders clearly preferred caffeinated soft |
| first-graders rowdy and inhibit their concentration. | | | | drinks to caffeine-free brands; consumption of |
| Since one can of soda contains: | | | | caffeinated soda was, on average, 9.45 ounces on |
| - About 10 teaspoons of sugar | | | | days the children were allowed to drink sodas, |
| - 150 calories | | | | compared to 7.55 ounces of caffeine-free soda. |
| - 30-55 mg of caffeine | | | | · And compared to when the children drank |
| - Artificial food colors and sulphites | | | | caffeine-free soda, behavioral problems were rated an |
| If this study convinces you to stop feeding your | | | | astounding 432 percent worse on days they |
| children regular soda, please don't make the classic | | | | consumed caffeinated soft drinks instead. |
| mistake and assume artificially sweetened sodas are | | | | Based on the results, researchers suggested |
| better because they have less sugar. I am firmly | | | | psychological and learning enhancement should be |
| convinced that artificial sweeteners are far worse than | | | | included in the list of dental caries , sugar load in |
| real sugar. I believe you should avoid both. Trying to | | | | promotion of obesity and adverse affect of cola |
| make a choice between them is similar to deciding if | | | | consumption on children. |
| you would rather have someone hit you in the head | | | | Even if you choose a "healthy soda" that's only |
| with a hammer or drive an ice pick into your body | | | | sweetened with fruit juice, sugar is still sugar once it |
| parts. Folks, choosing either one of these drinks are a | | | | gets in your bloodstream, and the end result will be the |
| no-win situation. | | | | same. Fructose is not a healthy sugar. |