8 Cancer Causing Drinks You Need to Avoid

5. Carbonated Beverages

Soda has absolutely no good to offer, while there’s plenty of the bad to talk about. Similar to energy drinks, they contain loads of sugar, caffeine, and artificial ingredients. One such chemical additive is a colorant called 4-Mel, which is responsible for giving cola it’s signature brown color. It is also a known carcinogen, and is required to be labeled as potentially cancer-causing in products that contain it is several places including California.

“Diet” soda is no better either. Although it doesn’t have any “real” sugar, it substitutes with sweeteners like sucralose, saccharin, or aspartame. Artificial sweeteners like these can wreak havoc on your body’s metabolic process, and cause more fat to be stored. This can then not only lead to diabetes and heart disease, but have also been linked to cancers in the bladder and urinary tract.