If your bones are weak, you're more likely to have poor posture, and less muscle strength. Practically every muscle will in turn be weaker, because how can you build upon

a faulty, brittle foundation, or skeleton? If you want to be toned and fit, soda isn't part of the equation.

If you're chugging soda as your go-to source of liquid, the sugar is actually stripping it of its hydration benefits. Drinking water, even flavored water, will enable your body to utilize

the liquid you ingest to lubricate your joints, and get you ready to get active and feel great.

With prolonged soda intake, you actually dull the capacity for your tastebuds to do their job on heir own- as in taste your food in all its glory! You'll become dependent on soda

to enhance the taste of accompanying food, since high amounts of aspartame found in soda is 200 times more sweet than table sugar, prolonging sugar cravings and complimenting the taste

of other high-sugar foods.

Your Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) will rise more quickly than if paired with another mixer. The effects will last into the morning (hello, hangover). This is worst when it comes to diet

cola soda drinks. Opt for straight-up, on the rocks, or a simple sugar-free soda water chaser or mixer instead.

They don't call those who drink 6-packs keg-bellies for nothing! Whether it be beer or soda, the same effect occurs. The Cleveland Clinic notes that the average soda

drinkers consumers more than twice the recommended daily amount of sugar, and contributes to the development of Type 2 diabetes to boot. No bueno!

If you drink two or more soda drinks per day, you double your chances of kidney failure, oh yeah, and adult acne. Switching to water will clear your skin and allow

your body to feel its greatest sense of vitality.

If you can't kick the habit, no harm in switching to diet, right? Wrong! All of the artificial sugars actually increase your risk of cardiovascular diseases, according to a 2012

study conducted by The Journal of General Internal Medicine.