Carbonated Drinks Change DNA

Author: Leticia Celentano Time for reading: ~1 minutes Last Updated: August 08, 2022

Daily consumption of carbonated beverages can also lead to cancer as well as tooth decay.

Scientists have long known that drinking carbonated beverages can lead to obesity, but according to a new study, daily consumption of such beverages can be as dangerous as smoking .

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, found that those who drank about half a liter of carbonated beverages a day had DNA changes typical of a person 4.6 years older.

To reach this conclusion, researchers are studying how the consumption of carbonated beverages affects the DNA of more than 5,000 people.

It is important to note that the results do not apply to diet drinks , which, according to researchers, means that the amount of sugar contained in ordinary carbonated drinks is the culprit for the observed disorders.

Principal author Elisa Eppel explains that regular consumption of sweetened carbonated beverages can affect the development of diseases, not only by "stressing" the metabolic control of sugars in the body, but also by accelerating cellular aging .

Although fizzy drinks may not make you that old, it is not advisable to make them a habit. Previous studies have shown that the artificial sweeteners in these drinks can even cause cancer .

On the other hand, whether they are dietary or ordinary, they can damage teeth.

Carbonated Drinks Change DNA

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