“Just don’t drink them. Period. Done,” he said.

Not long after posting his warning on Instagram, London spoke to TODAY, where he admitted the eerie nickname he’s given to sugary, carbonated drinks was done in a bid to draw further attention to deeper issues.

“I think that soft drinks are just a scourge in our society, and so I was really trying to get some attention,” he explained. “Obviously, high-calorie soft drinks and ingesting a lot of calories that people don’t realise they’re getting with the sugar-based soft drinks is a big no-no.”

Dr London isn’t the only online medic to issue a warning on the alleged threat of soft drinks.

During a recent appearance on the Zoe podcast, Dr William Li noted: “Soda is everyone’s favourite whipping boy. Rightfully so

“The preponderance of clinical evidence, public health evidence, shows that high consumption of soda is associated with everything from metabolic disease to cardiovascular disease to cancer risk.”

He continued  to hit out: “But is it the sugar? Is glucose that demonic element that we need to crucify? Answer’s no. Soda is not just water, otherwise that’d be just carbonated water. But soda itself has all these additives, colours, flavourings, preservatives, stabilisers… that is accumulated exposure to toxins.

“It’s not one exposure, it’s the chronic exposure over time.”

What should you drink instead of fizzy drinks?

The Heart Foundation urges people to simply drink water when they’re feeling thirsty.

However, alternatives to these high-sugar drinks can include:

Sparkling water (try adding chopped fruit or herbs; for example, fresh mint)
Unflavoured milk
Plant-based milks with added calcium, like soy, almond, oat, rice milk
Tea
Coffee
Small glass (125ml) of 100 percent fruit or vegetable juice

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