Phần 1


With over 1.8 billion …(1)…of Coca-Cola sold a day and nearly half of Americans (48%) drinking at least one …(2)…of soda or pop a day, it’s safe to say many of us love a sugary drink. But what would happen to our …(3)…and bodies if we only drank soda?
As the drink enters your mouth, it’s high acid content begins to erode the enamel on your …(4)…, and the microorganisms in your plaque start to feed off the …(5)…, which can lead to cavities. …(6)…the can, and you may have consumed upwards of 46 grams of sugar. The receptors on your tongue sense this and send a …(7)…to your cerebral cortex, activating the reward centre of your brain, which says “more please!” After a week of substituting the recommended 8 daily glasses of water for cola instead, you would have consumed around 5432 …(8)…Calories.


Phần 2


And this is one of the biggest …(9)…problems linked to carbonated drinks: weight …(10)… It’s been estimated that ⅕ of the weight gained in the US between 1977 and 2007 can be attributed to soft drinks. Furthermore, Yale researchers found that when people drink soft drinks, they also consume more …(11)…, mainly because people don’t accurately account for the added calories in their beverage. On top of this, the high fructose corn syrup - which is the …(12)…soda sweetener - is not metabolized in our bodies the same way other sugars are.
They increase liver …(13)…, upping the risk of cardiovascular disease, and don’t stimulate the hormones insulin and leptin. These hormones help the body signal when we are full, to prevent overeating. The disruption of insulin also …(14)…the risk of diabetes. Overall, research suggests that reducing the amount of sugar in drinks could prevent 1 million …(15)…of obesity. So, should we swap in …(16)…drinks instead? Surprisingly there is still a link between artificial sweeteners and weight gain as well. …(17)…have found that the sweet taste, whether from real sugar or artificial sweetener, enhances our appetite.


Phần 3


Not to mention many diet …(18)…allow themselves to eat more because they believe they have already reduced calories, thinking “I’m having a diet soda so I can have a large fry with my burger”. But soft drinks can also …(19)…us. Telomeres are protective caps on the end of our chromosomes which …(20)…over time. And it turns out that their rate of shortening is nearly the same in a …(21)…who drinks 600ml of soda a day, as it is in a …(22)…
So, what if you drank 2 litres of pop every day? Well, one woman did just that for 16 years straight, until she was hospitalized at age 31. With no family …(23)…of heart problems, she suffered from arrhythmia and fainting spells, and tests found her severely deficient in potassium, as both fructose and …(24)…can lead to potassium loss through urine and diarrhea. Luckily, our bodies have an …(25)…ability to recover and once she quit, her potassium …(26)…and other complications began to rebound.


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Từ mới:

  • erode: làm mòn
  • enamel: men răng
  • microorganisms: vi sinh vật
  • plaque: mảng bám, cao răng
  • cavities: sâu răng
  • cerebral cortex: vỏ nãocarbonated drinks, soft drinks: đồ uống có ga
  • attributed: đổ cho, là do
  • metabolized: chuyển hóa
  • cardiovascular: bệnh tim mạch
  • artificial: nhân tạo
  • sweeteners: chất ngọthospitalized: nhập viện
  • arrhythmia: loạn nhịp tim
  • fainting spells: những cơn ngất xỉu
  • deficient: thiếu
  • rebound: hồi phục

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