Day after day, kids, teens, and adults consume bottles and cans of Coke, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, and other caffeinated beverages. The effects of caffeine could seriously harm the body, yet most people aren’t aware of the dangers.
For instance, downing a 2-liter Coca-Cola in an hour isn’t good for your body. 200mg of caffeine is rushing through your system making you "high."
Junior Hobie Hobart said, “I love Coke, I can drink the entire bottle in 10 minutes if you give me the time.”
Why do teens drink so much caffeine and why doesn’t anyone know the dangers?
According to Michael Murray and Joseph Pizzorno of the Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine
“The relationship between soft drink consumption and body weight is so strong that researchers calculate that for each additional soda consumed the risk of obesity increases 1.6 times."
Surveys show that Americans drink 12.15 billion gallons of carbonated drinks every year.
Soft drinks are known to cause osteoporosis, and a stunt in growth when consumed by kids. In addition to those risks, soft drinks can also be addicting. Teens learn to rely on soda for the rest of their life. Schools have even leaned that way.
From 1985 to 1997, school districts decreased the amounts of milk they bought by nearly 30% and increased their purchases of carbonated sodas.
St. James students love soda and drink it frequently throughout the day. In fact they even have access to purchase soft drinks in the vending machines!
Freshman Nathan Rudolph said, “Sometimes I get a soda because I just feel like I need one, I think teens drink too much soda anyway.”
So there you have it, St. James students are both obsessed, and annoyed by soda; some find it irresistible and others find it to be in the way.
Perhaps if we all took time and thought about it we would realize we are consuming chemicals that in no way can benefit the body. So next time you crack a lid open and listen to the sizzle of the soda remember you are about to let human made junk enter your body. You are permitting your own self destruction.
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