Is Dr. Pepper harmful for human body?

Question

My best friend loves Dr. Pepper, but I dont want her to drink it that much. She cares for life, she lives healthy, except she cant resist Dr. Pepper. Is this drink harmful for body? Livers?

Answer 1

Personally, I don't give a damn. Dr. Pepper is the best damn soft drink in existence.

Answer 2

I couldn't find a list of ingredients in Dr Pepper, but I know
that it is the oldest soft drink in the US, and originally made
in Waco Texas. In fact when the man who invented it, he
called it Waco. Then later after a friend of his, Dr Pepper.
So it's been around since 1885, when natural ingredients
were used in products because there weren't preservatives in those days.
I know when they first invented Coca Cola, it had Cocaine
from the Cocaine plant.
My mother told me that during WWII, there was a period of
time, where kids couldn't get cola. There was a shortage for
some reason. Back then, I guess Coca Cola was the only
national brand. But the soda fountains only carried Dr Pepper
during this shortage. So you either drank it or you didn't. I'd
have to Google to see when 7 UP came around. It is also an
old brand that I grew up with, since the 40's.
My husband spent a few years in Texas in his teens, and
he loved, Cherry Lime Phosphates. And I was lucky to taste
one once. And it really was good. There was a company
that bottled it, but I don't know for how long. It had both
a cherry and lime taste and it was surprisingly good to the
last drop. I often wonder if it's still made down there.
Anyway, i would think that since Coke can be used as a
degreaser for engine parts, that it would have the most
harmful ingredients. I had an uncle by marriage who drank
Cokes all day and night instead of water or something else.
And he died of stomach cancer. His doctor felt there may
have been a connection to his heavy intake of Coke. But
naturally there was no proof. So I'd feel safe drinking Dr
Pepper instead of colas. Tho Pepsi is my favorite soft drink.

Answer 3

Dr Pepper Shortage

Answer 4

It does contain caffeine and sugar,or--in the diet version--artificial sweeteners. If you overdo it you could wind up with the jitters from the caffeine or with weight gains from the sugar.

If your friend lives a healthy life she should be all right drinking Dr. Pepper, as long as she doesn't overdo it.

It shouldn't hurt the liver and it shouldn't harm her body if she is sensible about drinking it.

My sons love Dr. Pepper and drink a lot of it and it hasn't bothered them.

I kind of like it too, but usually take the diet version if it's available.

Answer 5

Drinking regular soda is a huge source of calories. I've seen the sugar that a glass of soda has piled next to it, and it would almost fill the whole glass. So, soda is liquid sugar. If you only leave regular soda out of your everyday diet, you'll notice the difference in a few months. If you don't have weight problems and you don't count the calories, sugar is still an unhealthy source of energy if you get too much of it on regular basis. Soda has also caffein in it which could cause the headaches that you were talking about. It's addictive to get caffein all the time, and without it your body reacts to it in a negative way. In case you need a boost or energy, soda helps for a short period of time, but as a daily used drink it's not a good thing. You can compare it to coffee. Some people get hooked easier and get for example insomnia and shaky hands. I get energy from caffein and it helps me to keep alert when I have to, but I don't want to have to start everyday with a caffein drink. Personally, I like diet soda as a part of my diet because I have a few glasses of it every now and then when I feel like having candy or something sweet. I have to watch my weight so soda helps to control eating too many sweets loaded with sugar. Coming from a family with dentists, I have also noticed the effect that soda has for your teeth. I'm in my mid-twenties, and I have still no cavities because I didn't drink soda when I was a kid. So, if you ask me soda is an absolute no no to kids. Even diet soda doesn't have sugar, it is still bad for your teeth which is one of the reasons why you shouldn't drink many times a day. But my advice is to have soda every now and then as a treat, and this way you enjoy it a lot more too when you don't have it so often!

Answer 6

i dont know specificaly about dr pepper. i know soft drinks are considered bad because of the sugar and stuff. i learned that if you put a steak into a container with coke, the steak will be gone in about a week. if coke can eat the steak, it cant be good for your body

Answer 7

well theres only been bad news about coke &how its bad for us. i dont think dr. pepper would be bad unless you drink it like everyday constantly. but yea i dont drink coke anymore, but i drink dr. pepper once in a while cause its bomb!

Answer 8

because of the sugars and all the unnatural products that make up a soda, it is considered bad for you if you consume large amounts at a time. my dentist told me to drink only one soda a day, if at all, and to use a straw because the ingredients in your average soda are causing tooth decay and wearing away the enamel of teeth!

Answer 9

its good for you if you don't drink more than 1 or 2 a day.

Answer 10

All soft drinks are harmful up to point. Pick your choice. That includes coke, pepsi, sprite; etc.