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How Many Sodas Before You Are On the Fast Track?
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Scientists at Purdue University say that the calories from sugar are more easily turned into fat than the calories in other foods. Although researchers aren’t sure why this is, they believe that the liver can only process so much refined sugar at one time so it stores the rest as fat.
Other scientists believe that the brain does not register liquid calories the way it does food. This is why people can keep drinking several sodas with their meals, consuming several hundred calories in the way that they never could consume several hundred calories of food.
Hard to believe? Consider this: the average American drinks 45 gallons of sodas each year, at least according to a study done by Yale University in 2011. Obesity is an epidemic in the US, with more than 69 percent of adults being either overweight or obese. Many health experts blame this on America’s love of soda.
Due to the obvious health problems that come with drinking sodas, you should seriously consider dropping sodas from your diet completely. If you really need some type of 140 calorie fix at lunch, almost anything would be better than a soda. Even French fries would be a better choice; at least you would get some nutrition from those!
You might want to consider consuming something healthier than French fries, however. Try some of the healthy fruit and herb infused waters or some green tea along with your lunch.
So before you order a super–sized soda, think again and order some water with a twist of lemon. When it comes to sodas, a bad thing, even a little bit of a bad thing, is a really bad thing.
References:
American Beverage Association
Jul 16, 2015 at 1:31 pm
The reality is no single food, beverage or ingredient is a unique contributor to Type 2 diabetes, and it’s wholly misleading to suggest so. Rather, all calories count and balancing intake with physical activity is key. The nation’s leading authorities on diabetes treatment and prevention advocate such a holistic approach, saying millions of people can avoid or delay Type 2 diabetes by losing weight through diet and exercise. With a greater understanding of this important balance through
education, people can make informed choices and integrate beverages into a healthy, active life.
-American Beverage Association
Marvin Zinn
Jul 19, 2015 at 1:09 am
I am glad I never have to worry about these things. I did try some soda as a teenager, but immediately thought it was horrible, and never tired any again. Later I learned the danger of it, along with other junk. I never eat any! God made everything perfect; any change is a defect.
As for weight, mine only changed five pounds in 50 years, and that loss was from a cracked skull with 7 weeks coma. Maybe my brain leaked out and never returned. That was about six years ago, the third time out of four when doctors expected me dead.