Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Coca cola - a cause of Chronic Kidney Disease

email from Chellah Padmanathan

Avoid drinking Coca Cola


 
According to product information of Coca cola, following are the ingredients:

CARBONATED WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CARAMEL COLOR, PHOSPHORIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORS, CAFFEINE.

This what Wiki-pedia says about Phosphoric acid, one of the ingredients of Coca cola, and about drinking Cola : Phosphoric acid, used in many soft drinks (primarily cola), has been linked in epidemiological studies to (1) chronic kidney disease and (2) lower bone density.

A study performed by the Epidemiology Branch of the US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, concludes that drinking 2 or more colas per day was associated with doubling the risk of chronic kidney disease.[18]

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