Temptations

Dear Roshni,
Yes ! You are concerned over this news, as I am. We all are concerned and worried.
A few years back, an independent responsible Organisation in India (I don’t remember the name ) made studies on all soft drinks - Coca Cola / Coke, Fanta, Thumpsup, Mirinda, ... and including bottled water. Media gave a high priority for this. You know what were the surprising findings ?
These soft drinks contain heavy metals like Lead, Arsenic, and a few more, which are dangerous.
They are so acidic in your stomach - it can dissolve calcium as big as your teeth, in minutes ! This is highly dangerous as your bones get so weak, and also slows down your metabolism.
They contain pesticides in very large proportions ! So dangerous that it damages your kidney, and liver.
It contains formaldehydes, those that can spoil your brain cells, which in turn affects your memory !
Above all, all these additives are carcenogenous (cancer causing).

Do you want more ??
Many of us, knowing all these dangers, do drink. I agree with you that its a serious concern for all of us. What's the solution ? Ther’s only one solution.
DO NOT DRINK this kind of soft drinks. Totally avoid all these "synthetic drinks ".
Then what to drink ? Probably, the only liquid you can drink safe now is "Thenga vellam". Not even "Kanji vellam" - because rice, as you get it today, is sprayed with DDT ( may be lighter in doses, however). Milk, from our dairies, too are unsafe. The water you get from our KWA sources is highly contaminated and contains very dangerous levels of other impurities. In fact, what you get through your water pipe lines is not water, but (dilute) hydrochloric acid !!
As someone said, the question is how do you want your death ; hanging, drowning, or electric shock ?

About APPY, your lovely drink ! APPY too is bottled poison. It too contains dangerous preservatives. { But may not be as high as Coke or such drinks. That’s what I think }.
I am sure you are not addicted to APPY. Have it once in a while; taper it off and stop for ever ! What else can we "poor human beings “ do ?