If someone asks for a soft drink at a party, certainly, not a single soul will think he is a chicken. Marium Webster defines soft drink as any of a class of nonalcoholic beverages, most of the time carbonated, and containing a natural or artificial flavor, and sweetening agent (Shahzad et al., 2019). The term soft drink was introduced to differentiate the flavored drinks from hard liquor. In the start, it was a substitute which helped to change the hard-drinking habits of early Americans but now ironically, soft drinks itself is a controversial problem the world is facing today. It’s very interesting to know the history of soft drinks and their evolutionary process. The very first soft drinks were marketed in the 16th century. It was only a mixture of lemon juice and water and with honey for sweetness. By around 1820, improvements in manufacturing processes brought much greater output, and Carbonated bottled water became popular. Later, it was evaluated and Mineral salts and different flavors were added: lemon in the 1830s, ginger in about 1820, and tonic in 1858. In 1886, pharmacist John Pemberton, invented Coca-Cola, the very first brand of soft drink which formed history and is still most popular until today (Khan, 2019). There are many categories of soft drinks: mineral waters, carbonated water, iced/ready-to-drink caffeine, bottled waters, juice, sports drinks, energy drinks, etc. maybe some are good but most of them are harmful to the health. This essay emphasizes two major negative impacts of soft drinks, the health problems in developed countries, and the exploitation of workers in developing countries, so people in the UAE should be more careful with how they should drink soft drinks. Word Counts: Sited By: Reference Style: Click Here for the Essay