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High Fructose Corn Syrup

Potentially Harmful

Sucrose-sweetened beverages increase fat storage in the liver, muscle, and visceral fat depot: a 6-mo randomized intervention study

Adverse metabolic effects of dietary fructose: results from the recent epidemiological, clinical, and mechanistic studies

Consuming fructose-sweetened, not glucose-sweetened, beverages increases visceral adiposity and lipids and decreases insulin sensitivity in overweight/obese humans

Fructose, insulin resistance, and metabolic dyslipidemia

Added Sugar in the Diet

Pub Med - Sugar

Impact of sugar on the body, brain, and behavior

Merriam Webster - Corn Syrup

high-fructose corn syrup

Artificial Flavor

https://www.ewg.org/foodscores/content/natural-vs-artificial-flavors/

Synthetic ingredients in Natural Flavors and Natural Flavors in Artificial flavors

Toxicity of synthetic flavorings, nature identical and artificial, to hematopoietic tissue cells of rodents

Assessment of Grape, Plum and Orange Synthetic Food Flavourings Using in vivo Acute Toxicity Tests

The GRAS provision - The FEMA GRAS program and the safety and regulation of flavors in the United States

We are what we eat: Regulatory gaps in the United States that put our health at risk

Food-Induced Anaphylaxis: Role of Hidden Allergens and Cofactors

SITM - Harvard University - Vanillin

The Flavor Rundown: Natural vs. Artificial Flavors

Phosphoric Acid

Health Safety of Soft Drinks: Contents, Containers, and Microorganisms

Occupational Health Guideline for Phosphoric Acid

Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet: Phosphoric Acid

Understanding sources of dietary phosphorus in the treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease

Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Fluoride.

High dietary phosphorus intake is associated with all-cause mortality: results from NHANES III1,2,3

Increasing dietary phosphorus intake from food additives: potential for negative impact on bone health

Relations of serum phosphorus and calcium levels to the incidence of cardiovascular disease in the community

Sodium Benzoate

https://www.fda.gov/food/chemicals/questions-and-answers-occurrence-benzene-soft-drinks-and-other-beverages

Questions and Answers on the Occurrence of Benzene in Soft Drinks and Other Beverages

Food additives: Sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, azorubine, and tartrazine modify the expression of NFκB, GADD45α, and MAPK8 genes

Sodium benzoate-rich beverage consumption is associated with increased reporting of ADHD symptoms in college students: a pilot investigation

The role of histamine degradation gene polymorphisms in moderating the effects of food additives on children's ADHD symptoms

Protective role of catechin and quercetin in sodium benzoate-induced lipid peroxidation and the antioxidant system in human erythrocytes in vitro

Sodium benzoate-induced repeated episodes of acute urticaria/angio-oedema: randomized controlled trial

Caramel Color

Food caramels: a review

Caramel Color in Soft Drinks and Exposure to 4-Methylimidazole: A Quantitative Risk Assessment

CARBONATED WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CARAMEL COLOR, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, PHOSPHORIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE (AS A PRESERVATIVE), AND CAFFEINE

COLA

Wis-pak, Inc.

COLA

Soda

Ingredients

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