We all know that the consumption of sugar drinks and smoking is bad for us! Well here is some more info that proves it. BUT ...will we change our ways and consume less ?
Dietitians in New Zealand now say New Zealanders were the ninth-highest consumers of soft drink in the developed world, consuming about 84.2 litres each a year. Australians were placed sixth, with 100.1 litres.
A study of 16,900 people appeared to show that the more soft drink someone consumed, the higher chance they had of having asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
The study, published last week in the journal Respirology, also found that people who smoked and consumed 500ml of soft drink a day were 6.6 times more likely to have COPD than a non-smoker who drank no soft drinks.
FACTS:
* New Zealanders are the ninth-highest consumers of soft drink in the world, drinking 82.4 litres a year per person. Australians are the sixth-highest (100.1 litres) and United States the highest (216 litres).
* New Zealand children get 6 per cent of their energy from soft drinks.
* An Australian study of 16,900 people shows that people who drink 500ml of soft drink a day were more likely to have asthma or serious lung conditions.
* 11.4pc of the participants reported daily soft drink consumption of more than 500ml.
* 13.3pc of people with asthma and 15.6pc of those with COPD reported consuming this amount of soft drink.
