Overview
- A board-certified heart surgeon, Dr Jeremy London, urged people to avoid fizzy drinks, calling them "liquid death" in a social media list of four habits he skips: smoking, alcohol, refined breads and pastas, and soft drinks.
- He later told NBC's Today that sugary soft drinks are a "scourge" because they load people with calories they often do not realize they are drinking.
- Physician William Li said on the Zoe podcast that heavy soda intake is linked in clinical and public-health studies to metabolic disease, cardiovascular disease, and higher cancer risk.
- Li also warned that additives in soda, including colorings, flavorings, preservatives, and stabilizers, can create harmful exposure when consumed over long periods.
- The outlets report clinician advice rather than new research, showing how Instagram, podcasts, and morning shows now drive diet guidance that can prompt people to rethink daily drink choices.