Tuesday 24 July 2012

Soft drinks and cancer

Soft drinks and cancer

The two ingredients you're concerned about are sodium benzoate and ascorbic acid. Many soft drink companies add sodium benzoate (an antimicrobial agent) and ascorbic acid (vitamin c) to their products as preservatives. Under normal conditions, there is no problem because both of these compounds are safe. But when a bottled soft drink that contains these compounds is exposed to excess light and heat, the benzoate and ascorbic acid can form a substance called benzene. 

Soft drinks and cancer

Soft drinks and cancer

Soft drinks and cancer

Soft drinks and cancer

Soft drinks and cancer

Soft drinks and cancer

Soft drinks and cancer

Soft drinks and cancer

Soft drinks and cancer

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