Why pop is bad for you
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Fizz your teeth away
In the past ten years the sales of carbonated drinks has increased by 56%.
22% of all children between one and two years old consumes one cup of carbonated drinks every day.
Carbonated drinks have a pH value of around three, that is the same as vinegar and lemon juice.
At the Sheffield Hallam University Nutrition Fair Chris Benson, student at the Center for Food, informed people about the affects of carbonated drinks.
"Dental erosion can be define as the progressive loss of hard dental tissues by a chemical process not involving bacterial action. The consumption of acidic food and drinks contribute massively towards this chemical process.
"25% of 11-14 year old children already have already got signs of dental erosion."
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Last Updated:
14 March 2008 11:16 AM
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