I drink about six glasses of soda every day. Usually this is soda with carbonated, or juice/drink without carbonated. I’ve heard this is unhealthy. But is that true?
Chrissy
Patricia Schutte, nutritionist
It is indeed true that soda and juice are not good for your health. That’s because these drinks often contain a lot of sugar and therefore also a lot of calories. A glass of soft drink contains about 6.5 sugar cubes and provides about 100 kilocalories. Drinking a lot of soft drinks increases the risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes.
acids
The diet soft drinks provide almost no calories. These drinks do contain acids that affect the teeth. Water, coffee and tea without sugar are good choices. They make a positive contribution to your health and contain no calories. That is why these drinks are also in the Wheel of Five. Here you will find more information about drinks in the Wheel of Five.
Do you also have a question? Then ask one of our experts. Always go to your doctor with urgent questions, the experts are not the right person for that. They don’t diagnose either. You can find the other conditions here.
Patricia Schutte has been working as an information officer at the Nutrition Center in The Hague for more than 25 years. She answers questions about healthy, sustainable and safe food.
