I'm a Popoholic

That's right, I'm a popoholic (or sodaholic depending on what part of the country you are from). I've gone back and forth on the amount of pop I drink, but recently it has gotten pretty bad.  So for 2015 I'm shooting big with no pop for the year and then hopefully continue on after that (go big or go home, right?) So what does that mean...that means right now before the new year rolls in I'm finishing all the pop in the house (except for the root beer because I don't like that kind), that way the temptation at home isn't staring me down all the time.

I've done this before and it's not fun. Severe headaches with ensue. Cravings will persist and battle with my mind.  But in the end I know I will feel better and more healthy.

Here is a couple of reasons why the pop needs to stop:

-It's bad for your teeth and has been linked with dental erosion and tooth decay. (1)
- There may be a link between pop consumption and things like heart attack and stroke. (2)
-Diet pop isn't going to help you lose weight (3)- I've also read somewhere once that if you just stop drinking pop you can lose up to 5 lbs!
-The main reason for me in stopping is the artificial sweeteners like aspartame (I believe it may be causing some severe health issues), which research is showing having negative health correlations. There is a lot of controversy about the issue, but if it may be having negative health implication I guess it would be best to decrease consumption. (4)



1. Cheng R, Yang H, Shao M, Hu T, Zhou X. Dental erosion and severe tooth decay related to soft drinks: a case report and literature review . Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B 2009;10(5):395-399. doi:10.1631/jzus.B0820245.

2. Hannah Gardener, Tatjana Rundek, Matthew Markert, Clinton B. Wright, Mitchell S. V. Elkind, Ralph L. Sacco. Diet Soft Drink Consumption is Associated with an Increased Risk of Vascular Events in the Northern Manhattan Study. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2012; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1968-2

3. Yang, Q. (2010). Gain weight by “going diet?” Artificial sweeteners and the neurobiology of sugar cravings: Neuroscience 2010. The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, 83(2), 101–108.

4.http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dailys/03/jan03/012203/02p-0317_emc-000199.txt