When you compare the two, drinking a can of soda doesn't seem nearly as bad as smoking a cigarette. But a new study might have you looking at carbonated drinks the same way you do a pack of smokes.

CBS News recently reported that guzzling your favorite soda can be the health hazard equivalent of lighting up and puffing a cigarette.

The new research says that drinking a daily amount of 20-ounce soda is actually can help speed the aging process up by five years! This staggering stat is actually on the same par as the aging effects smoking can have too.

Despite the growing concern over sugary beverages, bills that would ban or seek to regulate the drinks have all failed to be passed. New York City's former mayor Bloomberg also lost his fight to ban super-sized versions of these drinks. He is now supporting a bill that would levy a tax on soda distributors.

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