Preservative 211 Damages DNA (Found in SOFTDRINKS!!)

[Ginger_Warrior]

I only have an advanced knowledge of Genetics and Chemistry, certainly nto a degree-standard education, but the compound mentioned contains benzene, which is actually radioactive. It would make sense that this would change DNA, since benzene is a carcinogenic molecule.

 

 

 

However, as I said, I wouldn't know and that's purely speculative. If it's in softdrinks, chances are whatever chemist that tested the drink would have been aware of the compound, and verified that it wasn't actually harmful.

 

 

 

This seems like a case of media exaggeration, if I'm perfectly honest.

[The Observer]

I don't drink alot of soft drinks anyway..

[Karmastocracy]

well, i don't drink soda, carbonated drinks, eat beef, pork, hot dogs(eagles+poodles+turkey+ dolphins) juice from concentrate, growth enhanced meats of any sort, non organic milk,and a lot others, so what i eat is usually not too bad for me.

I eat hot dogs, beef, and pork- all organic.

 

 

 

Other than that I'm the same way! :)

 

 

 

Oh, and drinking water like Collingwood Spring Water? It's not bad for you at all. Bottled water however can have plastic particles acually mix with the water; also not very good. There's chlorine in tap water, and that is pretty bad too.

 

 

 

Still though,

 

 

 

Water > Pop

[warri0r45]

I only have an advanced knowledge of Genetics and Chemistry, certainly nto a degree-standard education, but the compound mentioned contains benzene, which is actually radioactive. It would make sense that this would change DNA, since benzene is a carcinogenic molecule.

 

 

 

However, as I said, I wouldn't know and that's purely speculative. If it's in softdrinks, chances are whatever chemist that tested the drink would have been aware of the compound, and verified that it wasn't actually harmful.

 

 

 

This seems like a case of media exaggeration, if I'm perfectly honest.

 

 

 

Huh? :-k

 

 

 

I'd gladly be proven wrong with a source of some sort.

[Kill_Thomas9]

well, i don't drink soda, carbonated drinks, eat beef, pork, hot dogs(eagles+poodles+turkey+ dolphins) juice from concentrate, growth enhanced meats of any sort, non organic milk,and a lot others, so what i eat is usually not too bad for me.

Erm... What exactly do you eat?

[jackattack]

peter piper hahahahaha :thumbsup: wow

 

 

 

anyways i drink hella soda and my dna feels fine although it has been a little itchy lately you know?

[deloriagod]

Its a made up "scare campaign" by Pepsi after realizing nobody likes their drink. They figured they had to scare the large population of Cocca Cola drinkers in some way.

 

 

 

Where I work we sell a ton more Pepsi products than Coke. And I'm the one who gets stuck restocking them all the time

[Lionheart_0]

I only have an advanced knowledge of Genetics and Chemistry, certainly nto a degree-standard education, but the compound mentioned contains benzene, which is actually radioactive. It would make sense that this would change DNA, since benzene is a carcinogenic molecule.

 

 

 

However, as I said, I wouldn't know and that's purely speculative. If it's in softdrinks, chances are whatever chemist that tested the drink would have been aware of the compound, and verified that it wasn't actually harmful.

 

 

 

This seems like a case of media exaggeration, if I'm perfectly honest.

 

 

 

Huh? :-k

 

 

 

I'd gladly be proven wrong with a source of some sort.

 

 

 

I'm extremely doubting they put radioactive benzene in. He probably has heard is radioactive, but didnt realize that there are many isomers of certain elements which means that one form of benzene maybe radioactive, while another may not.