Scientists may have discovered Soda damages your DNA.

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"[A] study revealed that telomeres ? the protective units of DNA that cap the ends of chromosomes in cells ? were shorter in the white blood cells of survey participants who reported drinking more soda.....The length of telomeres within white blood cells ? where it can most easily be measured ? has previously been associated with human lifespan"

http://www.ucsf.edu/news/2014/10/119431 ... -new-study

I rather like my telomeres.

Anyone know if not drinking so much Soda can reverse the process?

Wow, so consuming an ACID for a beverage is bad for your health?

Who would have thought it possible?

That was sarcasm.

Better avoid orange juice then since that contains acid too.

(As I put down the second refill of Dr. Pepper from going out to eat for lunch).

So, don't drink Sodas with Phosphoric Acid. There are many great alternatives.

The pH of the food you consume has very little effect on health. Our body is excellent at maintaining pH. The biggest concern is your dental health, because the pH of your mouth can change quite easily. If you want to be flippant without exposing how little you understand about basic biology, talk about sugar. However, the article makes it clear that this applies to sugar-sweetened carbonated beverages, not diet soft drinks, not non-carbonated sugar-sweetened drinks, not fruit juices.

Anyway, this is a very tentative finding. No causal mechanism has been suggested, as far as I can tell.