Drinking an occasional soda is not a cause for concern, but drinking them often can affect your health. Too much added sugar or artificial sweeteners may raise your risk for chronic diseases, tooth decay, and skin problems.

1. Increased Risk of Diabetes and Heart Disease

Drinking sugary beverages, like soda, regularly is linked to a higher risk of chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Research shows this may contribute to millions of new cases of these diseases globally annually.

Replacing sugar with artificial sweeteners, like in diet soda, may also raise insulin resistance and impact diabetes risk and management. Other research shows that women who drank water after meals instead of diet soda experienced better glycemic control and a better chance of diabete

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