Page 4 | Fizzy drinks, what's the issue?

Macrodatarefiner · 2025-01-29T15:16:15+00:00

Genuine question, I get coke might be something people would rather their kids didn't drink a lot of. But plain sparkling water? Why do so many people disapprove or forbid their kids from going near them.

AppropriateAdult · 29/01/2025 16:11

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 29/01/2025 15:25

For some reason it really narks me when people won’t just drink flipping water!

It’s not something you can possibly “not like” as it doesn’t taste of anything. I get people might prefer constant flavours to everything but water is what humans need to be drinking.

I promise you I really do not like the taste of water. Truly. I wish I did, and I'm very glad that my children will all drink it happily, but if I'm thirsty I will wait hours until I can find a substitute rather than drinking water. I have literally never once, in my life, felt "Ooh, a glass of water would be good right now".

DaisyChain505 · 29/01/2025 16:11

Fizzy drinks are full of sugar, if they aren’t full of sugar they’re full of artificial sweeter which isn’t any better for your body.

MarieAntoinetteQueenOfFrance · 29/01/2025 16:09

Maddy70 · 29/01/2025 15:50

Look at cleaning hacks using coke then tell me you want your children drinking it

😁 So I can clean my kids by giving them cola?

BrightOrangeDahlias · 29/01/2025 16:08

@GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing that wasn't meant to sound snippy btw! whenever I see that on the side of a packet of biscuits or whatever, the smugness if it winds me up and makes me want to eat the whole packet. It makes me think of someone checking the calendar and, on the alotted day, parsimoniously laying out a single biscuit onto a side plate, before taking a little nibble..

PopcornPoppingInAPan · 29/01/2025 16:06

FictionalCharacter · 29/01/2025 16:01

The gas is CO2 which dissolves in water to make carbonic acid. Some of the CO2 in fizzy drinks is the gas (bubbles) and some is dissolved. So the drink is acidic, which is why it’s bad for teeth. Fizzy drinks with sugar are the worst because you’re combining erosion of your enamel by acid, with sugar.

I have a relative whose teeth have been ruined by drinking excessive fizzy drinks over years. His dentist says the fizzy drinks are definitely the cause.

My friend is a maxillofacial surgeon, originally trained as a dentist, and this is exactly what she told me.

toastofthetown · 29/01/2025 16:04

I love sparkling water and my dentist isn’t concerned about that (or unsweetened coffee which is also acidic).

FictionalCharacter · 29/01/2025 16:01

The gas is CO2 which dissolves in water to make carbonic acid. Some of the CO2 in fizzy drinks is the gas (bubbles) and some is dissolved. So the drink is acidic, which is why it’s bad for teeth. Fizzy drinks with sugar are the worst because you’re combining erosion of your enamel by acid, with sugar.

I have a relative whose teeth have been ruined by drinking excessive fizzy drinks over years. His dentist says the fizzy drinks are definitely the cause.

BrightOrangeDahlias · 29/01/2025 16:00

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 29/01/2025 15:23

It’s very bad for your teeth, even sparkling water. It’s the bubbles themselves.

If you must drink it, use a straw, but it should be seen as an “occasional treat” drink, not a replacement for water.

"Occasional treat" is about the most joy-sucking phase ever!

QuestionableMouse · 29/01/2025 15:58

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 29/01/2025 15:25

For some reason it really narks me when people won’t just drink flipping water!

It’s not something you can possibly “not like” as it doesn’t taste of anything. I get people might prefer constant flavours to everything but water is what humans need to be drinking.

Water does have a taste though. I can taste the difference between mine (awful, minerally, very hard) and my friend's who lives 60 miles away (cleaner tasting, much softer).

I loved in York for a bit and found the water there particularly bogging.

noworklifebalance · 29/01/2025 15:57

ThatEllie · 29/01/2025 15:55

It’s a myth. Carbonation isn’t bad for your teeth, and “bubbles” cannot “attack your enamel.”

Apparently several posters here see dentists that perpetuate this myth however so that explains why people still believe it. 😂

Caveat: I am not a dentist or fizzy water expert
BUT carbon dioxide dissolved in water makes carbonic acid.
i don’t know whether enough of it does to cause damage to teeth

Justleaveitblankthen · 29/01/2025 15:56

Ilovelowry · 29/01/2025 15:33

Yes! I get awful cracked heels and when I was having them sanded and sorted pre summer, she told me this. Who knows. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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I would need to know where she had learned this from because it sounds like bunkem

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ThatEllie · 29/01/2025 15:55

It’s a myth. Carbonation isn’t bad for your teeth, and “bubbles” cannot “attack your enamel.”

Apparently several posters here see dentists that perpetuate this myth however so that explains why people still believe it. 😂

UmbrellaEllaEllaElla · 29/01/2025 15:54

Does a lot of damage to teeth which can get very expensive!

pineapplebobbing · 29/01/2025 15:54

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 29/01/2025 15:25

For some reason it really narks me when people won’t just drink flipping water!

It’s not something you can possibly “not like” as it doesn’t taste of anything. I get people might prefer constant flavours to everything but water is what humans need to be drinking.

I don’t like it BECAUSE it doesn’t taste of anything.

Icanttakethisanymore · 29/01/2025 15:54

"So, Is Sparkling Water Affecting My Teeth?
According to available research, sparkling water is generally fine for your teeth—and here's why. In a study using teeth that were removed as a part of treatment and donated for research, researchers tested to see whether sparkling water would attack tooth enamel more aggressively than regular lab water. The result? The two forms of water were about the same in their effects on tooth enamel. This finding suggests that, even though sparkling water is slightly more acidic than ordinary water, it's all just water to your teeth."

From this website - https://www.mouthhealthy.org/nutrition/the-truth-about-sparkling-water-and-your-teeth#:~:text=So%2C%20Is%20Sparkling%20Water%20Affecting,just%20water%20to%20your%20teeth.

The Truth about Sparkling Water and Your Teeth

Despite reports that sparkling water harms tooth enamel, available studies show it’s generally okay to drink. Here are some helpful facts from the American Dental Association.

https://www.mouthhealthy.org/nutrition/the-truth-about-sparkling-water-and-your-teeth#:~:text=So%2C%20Is%20Sparkling%20Water%20Affecting,just%20water%20to%20your%20teeth.

MassiveSalad22 · 29/01/2025 15:51

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Huh. Well my kids caused those in me so I’ll crack on with the bubbles (and omeprazole) then 😁 Anyway, I was only repeating what my dentist told me 🤷‍♀️

Maddy70 · 29/01/2025 15:50

Look at cleaning hacks using coke then tell me you want your children drinking it

Comedycook · 29/01/2025 15:50

VimesandhisCardboardBoots · 29/01/2025 15:49

I'm frankly amazed that there are so many people on this thread who would willingly drink sparkling water without a gun to their head! I love a bit of coke, lemonade etc, and absolutely love still water, but sparkling water is just utterly grim

It's truly vile!

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VimesandhisCardboardBoots · 29/01/2025 15:49

I'm frankly amazed that there are so many people on this thread who would willingly drink sparkling water without a gun to their head! I love a bit of coke, lemonade etc, and absolutely love still water, but sparkling water is just utterly grim

Naughty1205 · 29/01/2025 15:44

Fizzy water does not harm teeth in the same way that sugary fizzy drinks do. There's nothing wrong with fizzy zero sugar drinks for teeth.

BobbyBiscuits · 29/01/2025 15:43

Nobody bans plain sparkling water on grounds of health? Unless they're mistaken.
Fizzy drinks like coke contain phosphates that are really bad for your bones. Diet drinks trick your body into craving sugar. But obviously flat sugared drinks aren't good either.

midnights92 · 29/01/2025 15:41

The carbonation makes it more acidic. Your body has to neutralise that with base minerals like calcium from your diet and basically your bones and teeth. Over time you can get calcium deficient and increase the risk of things like osteoporosis.

Sugar does the same but also damages your teeth directly through erosion and encouraging bacteria growth so is a bigger problem, but loads of carbonated drinks of any kind isn't great even if they're diet drinks or just fizzy water.

Whyareyousoannoying · 29/01/2025 15:41

If you google it it says that carbonated drinks are bad for your teeth. I assume they erode the enamel?

Sugary drinks again are bad for your teeth.

Up to adults what they do, but I always avoided sugary drinks for my dc unless we were out for a meal or at a party.