#4 Soda
Call it what you like, soda, soft drinks, pop, or tonic. These days they are just different names for the same dreadful brew. Soda has certainly never enjoyed status as a health food, but it’s worse than ever these days, due to the widespread use of sugar substitutes such as high-fructose corn syrup. Even “diet” soft drinks don’t live up to their name, and are much more likely to increase hunger after all those empty calories are consumed. If you’re going to swear off any particular thing in an effort to lose weight and be healthier, soda would certainly be very near to the top of the list.
