Watch out! Consuming large amounts of soda may not be advantageous to the health because of four hazardous ingredients.

A more dangerous effect is that drinking overly sweetened soda beverages would likely cause a teenager to become prone to belligerent behaviour.

A number of health experts identified the ingredients as high fructose corn syrup leads to more risks of developing metabolic syndrome and ultimately causes stroke, diabetes and heart ailments.

The second element is phosphoric acid which helps the human body for as long as it maintains a one-to-one ration with calcium. If there is an imbalance due to high phosphorous ingestion, it oxidizes the stomach lining, eats away at the liver and affects the pH balance of the kidneys and cause hyperacidity. Consumption of too much soda may result to kidney stones and enhances the occurrence of colon cancer and high blood pressure.

Artificial sweeteners contribute to development of brain tumors, according to the Public Board of Inquiry. On the other hand, Sodium Benzoate is a preservative is a recognized carcinogen and increases the danger of leukemia and other cancers.

Natural News reported that a survey conducted by the Harvard University's School of Public for a group of 1,878 public school students from Boston about their consumption of soda for the past seven days. The questionnaires also asked the students about carrying weapons, consuming alcohol, smoking and violent interactions with peers and other people.

After gathering the data and accounting for other outside factors, the research team found out that soda intake was directly proportional to violence levels.

What was more alarming was the result that students who drank as much as 14 cans of soda a week, indicated the likelihood to commit violent acts against their friends and the possibility of carrying guns or knives to school.

Given these results, it would be more advisable to opt for just plain water r fresh fruit juices rather than crave for soda drinks with artificial flavours and sweeteners.