Getting off colas, sodas, pop, fizz... oh, whatever!

Drinking too much of the bubbly? It?s not clear if you?re a regular or diet soda drinker, but regular soda is a source of sugar, caffeine, sometimes coloring, and little else. One twelveounce can of regular soda typically contains eight teaspoons of sugar and 130 calories ? but zero nutritional content. The American Heart Association [2] recommends that individuals assigned male at birth limit their added sugar [3] intake to nine teaspoons (or 150 calories) per day and individuals assigned female at birth consume no more than six teaspoons (or 100 calories) of added sugar per day. Drinking soda regularly may have some negative health consequences, but the good news is that by taking small steps you can be on your way to soda-free!