9. Improve Your Memory
We already know that big dollar-worshipping multi-billion dollar companies will put just about anything in their food products that will make them look or taste better as long as it doesn’t cause people to drop like flies as soon as they eat or drink it. That’s why they aren’t shy about using something called brominated vegetable oil (BVO) for some of the citrus-flavored sodas we are familiar with. This stuff was first developed as a flame retardant, and food manufacturers later found that they could use it in their products to make them taste better. The problem is that BVO has been linked to health issues such as memory loss, nerve problems and skin lesions in people, and behavioral and reproductive problems in mice. At least you can take comfort in the fact that you probably won’t catch fire while you are drinking it.