Caffeine Similar to Cigarettes
Caffeine in drinks has been compared to nicotine in cigarettes.
What’s more, the results of one study found that just a few ounces of a caffeinated soft drink can make first-graders rowdy and inhibit their concentration.
Since one can of soda contains:
- About 10 teaspoons of sugar
- 150 calories
- 30-55 mg of caffeine
- Artificial food colors and sulphites
If this study convinces you to stop feeding your children regular soda, please don’t make the classic mistake and assume artificially sweetened sodas are better because they have less sugar. I am firmly convinced that artificial sweeteners are far worse than real sugar. I believe you should avoid both. Trying to make a choice between them is similar to deciding if you would rather have someone hit you in the head with a hammer or drive an ice pick into your body parts. Folks, choosing either one of these drinks are a no-win situation.
The results indicated children who drank caffeinated soft drinks suffered from behavioral problems. Moreover:
· The first-graders clearly preferred caffeinated soft drinks to caffeine-free brands; consumption of caffeinated soda was, on average, 9.45 ounces on days the children were allowed to drink sodas, compared to 7.55 ounces of caffeine-free soda.
· And compared to when the children drank caffeine-free soda, behavioral problems were rated an astounding 432 percent worse on days they consumed caffeinated soft drinks instead.
Based on the results, researchers suggested psychological and learning enhancement should be included in the list of dental caries , sugar load in promotion of obesity and adverse affect of cola consumption on children.
Even if you choose a “healthy soda” that’s only sweetened with fruit juice, sugar is still sugar once it gets in your bloodstream, and the end result will be the same. Fructose is not a healthy sugar.
S. Barbu
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October 3rd, 2009 at 6:52 am
Do you truly believe eating can be an addiction?
Now days it seems as if anything can be categorically labeled as an "addiction", from the conventional drugs, cigarettes, caffeine to now sex, gambling—even chocolate! Scientist have concluded that a similar chemical reaction to occur in the brain be that cocaine or a box of oreos. But do you seriously think the obese demographic are just helpless victims of an "addiction" rather than lacking self control?
COOLJOHN- There lies the semantics of the word "addiction" that I was questioning. If lacking self control equates an addiction, our entire system of will is a case of addiction.
SexyArmy- Your view of addiction differs from mine. There is something chemical within the drugs etc. that ignites the addiction, this is undeniable. One cannot simply smoke crack for weeks and suddenly stop and be perfectly well the next day. Overeating is not comparable, two people can have different experiences with food. Food itself is not addictive, hence the scope of the question.
October 3rd, 2009 at 11:54 am
well sum r & sum aren’t
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October 3rd, 2009 at 11:56 am
american’s obessity should’ve explained your question
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October 3rd, 2009 at 11:58 am
no, because its always something else that leads to a eating disorder.
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October 3rd, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Both. I think that it can be a lack of self-control, but some people just keep eating, and there are chemicals in foods, especially take away foods such as McDonalds, KFC etc…that hook you onto it.
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October 3rd, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Yes, maybe not all of them, some people are just lazy, but many eat for the "comfort" feeling and become psychologically dependent.
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October 3rd, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Only if it is giving you negative side effects. If you are frequently in the need of food for comfort and it is harming you physically and mentally.
If that isn’t the case, then I don’t think eating is an addiction… I’m Hungry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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October 3rd, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Can you name an addiction that can not be overcome by self control ??
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October 3rd, 2009 at 12:08 pm
i think it can be both, addiction and low self control. it all depends on what a person get used to eating, if they have too much caffine, their body will become dependant.
i am no where near fat, but i know that at night if i am hungry, i rarley say no to the dreaded bed time snack.
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October 3rd, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Why not? Looking at the horrid, bottom-scraping levels of self-esteem that people that the obese have, it’s pretty logical to conclude that they don’t want to be in that position. They can’t just choose to be thin, because it’s an ingrained process.
Yes, they should seek help, but they will also have to be treated like human beings and not criminals for using a substance that they may be predisposed to becoming dependent on for their mental state.
Also, there is no such thing as food addiction. Compulsive overeaters will eat anything after a while, even sometimes resorting to pica: eating of inedible foods. All this to heal the mental gaps.
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October 3rd, 2009 at 12:12 pm
i think alot of factors play in with obesity. you could have medical problems that are uncontrollable, or you don’t know you have the medical problem. I also think that morbidly obese people, those who can’t get out of the house,etc… have ‘enablers’ . i mean, if you cant get out to buy the fattening food, who buys the chips and candy and soda pop?? i think those people are ‘enabling’ the damaging cycle to continue.
I do feel it is a addiction. some people turn to smoking or acohol to ease stress, anxiety, etc… I turn to food for comfort if i am feeling sad, or stressed. or just plain bored. I am not morbidly obese, and I am the ONLY one that places the food in my mouth.
lack of control is a part, and only part of the the disease. you have to be emotionally ready to change, not just what you eat, but your lifestyle.
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October 3rd, 2009 at 12:14 pm
It’s nothing more than a bad habit and having no willpower on their own to stop.
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October 3rd, 2009 at 12:16 pm
YES.
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October 3rd, 2009 at 12:18 pm
well here’s the thing. Anything can be an addiction if you’re doing it to escape from something else. A lot of people have a lot of issues and they turn to something else to cope. A lot of times its not just a lack of self control, its an actual subconscious mental issue thats they’re trying to cover up.
as for the obesity thing…who knows….
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October 3rd, 2009 at 12:20 pm
The bible says everything in moderation. Yes, people can get addicted to food or most anything if they don’t listen to the bible and what it has to say about moderation.
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October 3rd, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Yes, I do. Or rather, excessive eating is an addiction.
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October 3rd, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Yes I am a comfort eater. Food fills a void in my life that is not there. Much like the drug addict or alcoholic needs its drugs, emotional eaters need food. Food is a friend and a foe. It is a friend on long, cold lonely nights. It is a friend when you lose your job or your boyfriend leaves you. It will never reject you and makes you feel good, for a short term. Then you start to feel guilty and gain weight. A vicious cycle. Weight Watchers helped me realise this.
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