Soft Drinks: A Safe Refreshment
Excuse me, but is this author living in a cave?? This is a letter to the editor in regards to a recent article pointing to an increase in fractures in children with higher intakes of carbonated soft drinks. The author goes on to suggest that “Soft drinks serve to quench thirst and provide a safe and pleasant source of liquid needed by the human body to maintain proper hydration. Soft drinks can compliment many types of food, which when combined form a proper diet.” What planet is this guy from? How about the acidity of many carbonated beverages, the total lack of nutritive value, the presence of high fructose corn syrup, the numerous food colorings and flavorings and the caffeine content?? It’s just a good thing that this doctor’s myopic view did not make it to the evening news…