Some HARD facts about soft drinks.

A bottle of soda in the 50’s was 6.5 ounces. Today, a 12-ounce can is standard and a 20-ounce bottle is common.

Larger container sizes mean more calories, more sugar and more acid in a single serving. A 64oz. “Big Cup” has more than five cans of soda in a single serving!

There is no nutritional value in soft drinks. In regular soda all of the calories come from sugar.

In addition to cavities, heavy soda consumption has been linked to diabetes, obesity and osteoporosis.

One fifth of all one and two-year-old children drink soda.

Today, teens drink three times more soda than 20 years ago, often replacing milk

Soft drinks companies pay high schools and middle schools big bucks to offer their products.

Sealants only protect tooth-chewing surfaces. Soda decay tends to occur where sealants can’t reach.

How Much Soda Do You Drink In An Average Week?

Soft drinks are no longer an occasional treat. They’ve become a daily habit for a growing number of people, especially kids, teens and young adults. A steady diet of soft drinks is a leading cause of tooth decay.

Here’s how you get cavities:

Sugar in soda combines with bacteria in your mouth to form acid.
Diet or “sugar-free” soda contains its own acid.
Acid in soft drinks, whether they contain sugar or not, is the primary cause of weakening tooth enamel.
The acid attacks your teeth. Each acid attacks your teeth. Each acid attack lasts about 20 minutes.
The acid attack starts over again with every sip.
Ongoing acid attacks weaken your tooth enamel.
Bacteria in your mouth cause cavities when tooth enamel is damaged.
If you have a receding gum line, acid does more damage below the gum line than above it. This is particularly a concern for adults.

What Dentist’s Say About Sipping All Day.

“I can spot frequent soda drinkers easily by looking at their teeth”

“ I had a 16-year-old patient in with 30 severe cavities. He admitted he drank two Mountain Dews for breakfast, drank one on the bus, and then had four or five at school. He figured he drank 10 to 12 sodas a day and said he can’t stop.”

“Sweetened soda is to teeth as cigarettes are to lungs”

**** Flavored and sweetened waters, Gatorade and other "sports drinks" are just about as bad as soda for your teeth.