Here’s where it gets fun. We have club soda, seltzer, tonic water, and sparkling mineral water. They’re not all the same!
Club soda has added minerals like potassium bicarbonate for a saltier taste. Still zero sugar. Seltzer is just carbonated water—boring, pure, and sugarless.
But tonic water is the traitor. It has sugar—often high fructose corn syrup or real sugar. Tonic is a medicine-turned-mixer that’s secretly sweet. Don’t trust it if you’re avoiding sugar!
Fun Fact: The Bubbles Are Liars
Those bubbles tickle your tongue and make your brain think “sweet.” It’s a sensory illusion! The carbonation creates a mild acidity, which tricks your taste buds into expecting sugar.
Some scientists call this the “fizz effect.” Your mouth goes, “Ooh, carbonation! Must be a treat!” But it’s just a big fizzy lie.
Drink plain soda water, and you get zero calories. Zero grams of sugar. Zero guilt. Just pure, playful pressure.
Effects Soda Has On Teeth
