I'm so glad I don't drink any of these drinks. I'm very surprised to see Oceanspray CranApple in this list too.

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Wow. One teaspoon of sugar is 4 grams. That means your Sunkist orange has 20 teaspoons of sugar in it?

I say again, wow.

America needs to find flavors other than "sweet" or "water" for its bottled drinks. Japan, for example, has a lot of unsweetened bottled teas. I didn't really like them at first, but now I find I like them better than sodas.

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I drink the diet white and green tea and was wondering about all of the additives. Are they harmful?

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wow, there goes a sugar rush

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I recommend water! I recommend not drinking anything with articial sweeteners. If you use aspartame (equal) search SWEET POISON on the internet. I had been ''poisoned'' by it years ago, after many years I finally discovered why. People cannot trust what is on the market to be safe. Research what you put into your body.

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To think I drank 2-3 liter bottles of soda when I was newly married.

Another thing to mention about Sunkist Orange, diet or regular, it contains caffiene while most other orange soda's do not. Don't give it to children, between the sugar and caffiene, it is too much of a rush for my kids.

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I gave up all pop and such last summer, and feel so much better. I think it easily counted for 10 lbs of the 60 I have lost since last July. I only drink water, unsweetened fresh ice tea, and coffee. I can't give up the coffee!

When I look back and see that I was drinking a 20 oz Pepsi a day, and the effect and erosion pop can have, let alone the sugar, it amazes me. I honestly don't think I will ever drink soda again.

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i make "sun tea" almost all year long. especially in the spring summer fall months..it is easy to do. teaa bags, water, glass jar.. even when there is not much sun tea will make it takes a while longer..dosen't require sugar like boiled tea... and no stove to heat up the house either...

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Of course they contain tons of sugar! I gave up soda and even juices in general about 2 years ago, lost my gut along with about 15 lbs, because otherwise I'm thin, I don't diet. Last summer I wore a bikini and I just bought two smaller ones to wear this summer and I'm the mother of 3 and about to turn 40 this year! giving up soft drinks was the best thing I ever did, I have a lot more energy and feel sooo much better!

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Re:comment #2-I believe a teaspoon of sugar is actually 14 grams. I could be wrong.

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Sugar also rots your teeth, just like they told us when we were growing up.

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Re:comment #2-I believe a teaspoon of sugar is actually 14 grams. I could be wrong.

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I also gave up drinking caffinated sodas Dec. '06 after being in the hospital for two weeks, I decided to finally give it up due to it causing anxiety and heart palpitations. I was still drinking Sprite until I realized how bad any carbonated drinks full of sugar are. So I have weaned myself off that as well. I only drink green/white tea's, lots of water and ocassionally juice as it has known health benefits. I try to stick to organic as much as possible. With this change I feel almost 100% better.

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Adam, if you're looking for something other than soda or water, look for "Honest Tea." It is tea with very little sweetener in it. I can't even drink the bottled Lipton-types anymore. Or I make my own tea with no sugar.
Soda bad. Tea good. :)

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Switching to water has been good for me, and my family. I hardly ever think of soda. It's been harder to get the teenagers to cut it out. Caffeine, too. I can't drink it because it gives me palpitations. Went through a bunch of heart tests, found nothing, stopped the caffeine, and the palpitations and discomfort stopped almost immediately.

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You're ALL ruining my day with stuff I NEED to KNOW!
Shame on you! Please don't tell me to stop drinking 100% grape juice. I drink it like water, and I KNOW from family research that it helps my heart. Feedback please...

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Speaking of sodas - did anyone get the recent email that has been going around about soda vs. water?Don't know if all the facts were true about soda but some of it said: * you can put a steak in a bowl and fill it with soda and it will be gone in two days
* soda will clean the stains out of your toilet * soda will remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers * soda will remove corrosion from car battery
terminals * soda will remove grease from clothes * Active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid - it will dissolve a nail in 4 days * It
also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the increase in osteoporosis * More on the email but does anyone know if this stuff is true or just myths?

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Just out of curioursity. I do drink soda, but only Diet Pepsi, other than the caffeine, how bad is this?

Please let me know. Thank you

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#16-About 20% true and 80% b.s.

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I also gave up caffeine for the same reasons Dee stated. I also was having stomach problems and when I took away caffeine, they went away. I also agree about soda and juice being bad for the teeth. My daughter had a mouthful of cavities two dentist visits in a row costing over $1,500 each time. The dentist told her to quit drinking juice and regular soda and to drink more water. She switched to diet soda and diet green tea and drinks more water(and a diff. toothpaste). Last visit---no cavities---Yea!!!

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