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Addiction to Soft Drinks
Yes, it is a real problem
Did you know that soda can be addictive? Soft drinks look harmless and are drunk by millions of people worldwide. Soda has been thought of as a benign substance meant to be enjoyed and served at nearly all restaurants and supermarkets.
A few of you reading this article may be skeptical that you can become addicted to soda. You may be saying, “Isn’t soda widely available? No one has ever gone to jail for drinking soda and driving. No laws state you should only consume a certain amount of soda because it will kill you.”
Hopefully, by the time you have read this article, you will have lost your skepticism and understand just how harmful soda can be to the human body and psyche.
This article will focus on soft drink addiction, how to recognize it, and how to get the help you need.
The Relationship Between Soda and Alcohol
In our last article, we studied together about sugar addiction and how insidious it is because sugar is in everything we as a society eat. But have you ever considered there is a link between the sugar in your soda and alcohol?
Both alcohol and soda have copious amounts of sugar used in their manufacturing. The sugar contained in each substance is often highly addictive because of the high…
