Drinking Soda Can Paralyze You
Excessive cola consumption, according to doctors, can lead to anything from mild weakness in the muscles or profound paralysis. This is because carbonated drinks can cause your blood potassium to drop dangerously low. An ostrich farmer in Australia needed emergency care for lung paralysis after drinking large amounts of soda.
Researchers believe that a lot of people risk problems due to their intake of the beverage. Dr. Clifford Packer says that people have every reason to think that having health problems because of drinking soda is not rare. With aggressive mass marketing and super-sizing of the soft drinks as well as the effects of caffeine tolerance and dependence, there is very little doubt that tens of millions of people in industrialized countries drink at least 2 to 3 liters of cola per day.
According to the doctor, “It follows that the serum potassium levels of these heavy cola drinkers are dropping, in some cases, to dangerously low levels." Excessive cola consumption has also been linked with tooth and bone problems, diabetes and obesity.
