Abstract

The current study is intended to examine the Harmful effects of soft drinks on human health. Soft drink has become a highly noticeable as well as scorching public health issue especially in under developing countries such as Pakistan, India. So the examination is required by the way that the excessive use of soft drinks in daily life means large no of disease such as Obesity, Diabetes, body weight, heart disease, stomach problem, infertility, bone health, teeth disorders among children and aged persons. There is no nutritional ingredients include in soft drinks, only detrimental ingredients. Soft drinks are full of sugar, a large amount of caffeine included in soft drinks and they fill the stomach and take the place of good nutrients. In this paper we also checked the effect of the soft drinks on health of the people, and check that which soft drink is most appropriate for the health of the people. Mostly people drinks soft drink for refreshment and less number of people drink the soft drink for taste etc. The methodology adopted for this study is quantitative. In this study, the association between soft drinks and human health is examined. The survey research method using questionnaire is implemented for the data collection and analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). Data were analyzed quantitatively. A sample of 100 people was taken from retail stores in convenience stores Restaurants, whole sale shops. Because the use of soft drinks is increasing day by day there is an interest how it influences on public health. Convenient sampling technique was used to collect the data. The association between soft drinks and human health was checked by using Chi-square test.

Keywords: Obesity; Human health; Soft drinks; Body weight, Heart disease; Teeth disorder