Almost all soft drinks are full of sugar (usually high fructose corn syrup), caffeine, colorings, phosphoric acid, fluoride, and preservatives (sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, potassium sorbate), and the diet soft drinks often contain the carcinogenic neurotoxic poison aspartame.

Consumptions of soft drinks by children has been skyrocketing to almost 160 gallons per kid per year. The soft drink companies target kids with their multi-million dollar marketing campaigns and place vending machines where kids frequently visit (schools, playgrounds, shopping malls, fast food, amusement parks, etc.). In 2009 soft drink companies grossed over $60 billion dollars in sales.

Following are some of the commonly associated health risk of consuming soft drinks:

• obesity

• diabetes

• blood sugar disorders

• tooth decay

• osteoporosis

• nutritional deficiencies

• heart disease

• food addictions

• eating disorders

• neurotransmitter dysfunction

• adrenal disorders from caffeine

Following are the companies and products that should be boycotted by all Americans for both health and political reasons:

• Coca-Cola, Pepsico, and Dr. Pepper products - Frito Lay, Tropicana, Quaker Oats, Gaterade, Minute Made, Hi-C, Sprite, Coca-cola, Pibb, Tab, Fanta, Fresca, Vault, Lift, Full Throtle, Burn, Powerade, Aqua+, Aquarius, Enviga, Dasani, Wilkins, Kiwi Blue, Godiva, A&W Root Beer, Cactus Cooler, Canada Dry, Country Time, Deja Blue, Diet Rite, Hawaiian Punch, IBC Root Beer, Mott's, Nehi, Orange Crush, Raging Cow, Red Fusion, Schweppes, 7Up, Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, Squirt, Stewart's, Sunkist, Sunny Delight, Welch's, Yoo-hoo.

• Restaurants - Applebee's, Wendy's, Taco Bell, KFC, Burger King, McDonalds, Dominos Pizza, Pizza Hut, Quiznos Subs, Starbucks, Subway, Arby's, Cici's Pizza, Jack in the Box, Krystals, Long John Silver's, Steak 'n Shake, A&W, Sonic, Dairy Queen, Carl's Jr., Hardee's, Green Burrito, La Salsa Mexican Grill, Blimpie, Braum's, Boston Market, Burger Street, Captain D's, Chick-fil-A, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Church's Chicken, Culver's, Del Taco, Donatos Pizza, Wienerschnitzel, In-N-Out Burger, Jimmy John's, Johnny Rockets, Little Caesar's, Panda Express, Papa John's, Popeyes, Raising Cane's, Rally's, Sbarro, Taco Bueno, Waffle House, Whataburger, White Castle, Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin-Robbins, Outback Steak House, Red Lobster, Olive Garden, TGI Fridays, Chili's, IHop, Denny's, Bennigan's, Chedder's, O'Charley's, P.F. Chang's, Ponderosa, Bonanza, Red Robin, Romano's Macaroni Grill, On The Border, Maggiario's, Taco Cabana, Corner Bakery Cafe, Ruby Tuesday, Shoney's, Sizzler, Tony Roma's, Bob Evans, Buca di Beppo, California Pizza Kitchen, Carrabba's , Roy's, Fleming's, Bonefish Grill, The Oceanaire, Peter Piper Pizza, Ruth's Chris Steak House. 

• Altria products - Tobacco (Philip Morris, Parliament, Virginia Slims, Benson & Hedges, Alpine, Basic, Best, Bristol, Bucks, Cambridge, Chesterfield, Classic, Collector's Choice, English Ovals, Lark, L&M, Marlboro, Merit, Players, Saratoga, etc.) Food (Ritz Crackers, Teddy Grahams, Del Monte, Triscuits, Wheat Thins, Boca Burger, Chips Ahoy!, Crystal Light, Kool-Aid, Jell-O, Kraft Foods, Miracle Whip, Nabisco cookies crackers and snacks, Oreo cookies, Oscar Mayer meats and lunch products, Post Cereals, Philadelphia cream cheese, Shake 'n' Bake, Tang, Tombstone pizza, Toblerone, Vegemite, Lenders Bagels,  etc.) Beverage (Miller Beer, Henry Weinhard's, Icehouse, Leinenkugel's, Mickey's, Olde English, SKYY, Gevalia coffee, Jacobs coffee, Kaffee HAG, Maxwell House, Milka, Onko, Suchard cocoa, Tang.

• Nestles products - Alpo, Baby Ruth, Beneful, Bit-O-Honey, Bottle Caps, Butterfinger, Cat Chow, Chunky, Caffee-Mate, Croissant Pockets, Dog Chow, Fancy Feast, Friskies, Gobstoppers, Goobers, Hi Pro, Hot Pockets, Kibbles, Lean Cuisine, Mighty Dog, Moist & Meaty, Nerds, Nescafe, Nestea, Carnation, Toll House, Oh Henry, Ortega, Pixy Stix, Powerbar, Pro Plan, Purina, Raisinets, Runts, Sno-caps, Spree, Stouffers, Sweetarts, Taste's Choice, Tender Vittles, Tidy Cats, Wonda, 100 Grand.

• General Mills products - Betty Crocker, Bisquick, Green Giant, Haagen-Dazs, Hamburger Helper, Jeno's Pizza, Old El Paso, Pillsbury, Progresso, Totino's Pizza, Yoplait yogurt, Colombo yogurt, Bugles, Chex Mix, Gold Medal Flour, Nature Valley Granola Bars, Fruit Roll-Ups, Pop Secret popcorn, Cheerios, Boo Berry, Chex, Cocoa Puffs, Count Chocula, Franken Berry, Toast Crunch, Golden Grahams, Honey Nut Cheerios, Kix, Lucky Charms, Raisin Nut Bran, Reese's Puffs, Total cereal, Trix cereal, Wheaties, Fiber One.

• Unilever products - Ben and Jerry's, Breyers, Bertolli, Hellmann's, Imperial, Knorr, Lawry's, Lipton, Colman's, Country Crock, All, Axe, Brut, Dove, Caress, Lever 2000, Lux, Pepsodent, Close-Up, Degree, Comfort, Persil, Pond's, Q-Tips, Signal, Skip, Suave, Sun, Sure, Surf, Vaseline, Wisk, Popsicle, Fudgsicle, Ragu, Skippy, Slim-Fast, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter.