Fanta Kid

Way back (but not that much) on high school I used to drink a can of Fanta every school day during break. So that a teacher gave me the nickname of "garoto Fanta" (Fanta kid). Although that nickname almost wasn't used, most people knew who was the person with that nick.

So, according to the article below, should I be worried?

From Slashdot
Some Soft Drinks may Damage your DNA

"The Independent is reporting new findings that indicate a common additive called sodium benzoate, found in soft drinks such as Fanta and Pepsi Max among others, has the ability to switch off vital parts of DNA in a cell's mitochondria. From the article: 'The mitochondria consumes the oxygen to give you energy and if you damage it — as happens in a number of diseased states — then the cell starts to malfunction very seriously. And there is a whole array of diseases that are now being tied to damage to this DNA — Parkinson's and quite a lot of neuro-degenerative diseases, but above all the whole process of aging.' European Union MPs are now calling for an urgent investigation in the wake of these alarming new findings."