Soft Drinks Will Kill You

In order to keep the public in a constant state of fear we keep hearing about how all these different crisis are going to kill us.

In recent years we have had many perceived crisis, all these lead to the eventual nanny state, let me count them off the top of my head.

second hand smoke

alcohol

trans fats

mandatory seatbelts

sids

sars

bird flu

flesh eating bacteria

global cooling

global warming

being out in the sun

steaks not cooked well done

steaks cooked well done

caffeine

And now without further adieu, the latest killer:

Coke and Pepsi

From The Independent:

A new health scare erupted over soft drinks last night amid evidence they may cause serious cell damage. Research from a British university suggests a common preservative found in drinks such as Fanta and Pepsi Max has the ability to switch off vital parts of DNA.

The problem – more usually associated with ageing and alcohol abuse – can eventually lead to cirrhosis of the liver and degenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s.

The findings could have serious consequences for the hundreds of millions of people worldwide who consume fizzy drinks. They will also intensify the controversy about food additives, which have been linked to hyperactivity in children.

Concerns centre on the safety of E211, known as sodium benzoate, a preservative used for decades by the £74bn global carbonated drinks industry. Sodium benzoate derives from benzoic acid. It occurs naturally in berries, but is used in large quantities to prevent mould in soft drinks such as Sprite, Oasis and Dr Pepper. It is also added to pickles and sauces.

Now we can add soft drinks to the list of things that will kill you. The last time I checked the mortality rate among humans is at 100%. How can we live a better life that will ensure that we eventually bring down this mortality rate? 100% death rate for humans is unacceptable, I demand the government step in and regulate all of our bad behavior! Wait a minute, they have already started, how come they haven’t brought the mortality rate down?