Soda is the Devil
I'll admit it: I'm an addict. I can't get enough of that sweet, sweet Coca-Cola (no Pepsi for me, thank you). Even worse, I can't get enough of Red Bull. I know vaguely that these things are bad for me, but I just read an article that proves that soda is making me fat, giving me cavities, and weakening my bones. Even more scary, drinking too much soda over time can cause Type 2 Diabetes.
Here is the article: http://health.msn.com/dietfitness/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=10014570
For those with less time, here's an excerpt from the "soda is making me fat" section:
According to a study last year, soda and other sugar-sweetened drinks have become the largest source of calories in the American diet. There is mounting evidence that our national obsession with liquid candy affects more than just our figures. From the very first sip, experts say, cola starts to wreak havoc on the body. It corrodes the teeth, confuses the appetite-regulating hormones in the digestive tract, attacks the bones, and encourages the organ breakdown that leads to diabetes.
Sweetened drinks can pack on the pounds. If, on average, we're drinking 18 ounces of liquid candy daily, we're adding about 225 calories to our diet. Over the course of a month, that's almost 7,000 additional calories, which can easily translate to a 2-pound gain. Over a year, these drinks could be adding 24 pounds to our bottom line. According to a Harvard study, the odds of becoming obese increased 60% for each can or glass a day of sugar-sweetened soft drinks.
What people don't realize is that these calories may be particularly effective at making people fat, perhaps because they pass through the stomach more quickly than food. Liquid sugar is a problem—but the type of sugar used in the majority of soft drinks may be making things worse. Although the research is controversial, there's evidence that the man-made high fructose corn syrup used in most sodas fails to suppress the production of ghrelin, a hormone made by the stomach that stimulates appetite. So the body never gets the message to stop eating. Drink a six-pack of cola—900 calories, or about half of the total calories the average woman would need for a day—and your body feels no fuller than if you'd just swallowed water.
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Let's stop the madness! Somebody, quick, start a Sodaholics Anonymous group! I need help!!!
Here is the article: http://health.msn.com/dietfitness/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=10014570
For those with less time, here's an excerpt from the "soda is making me fat" section:
According to a study last year, soda and other sugar-sweetened drinks have become the largest source of calories in the American diet. There is mounting evidence that our national obsession with liquid candy affects more than just our figures. From the very first sip, experts say, cola starts to wreak havoc on the body. It corrodes the teeth, confuses the appetite-regulating hormones in the digestive tract, attacks the bones, and encourages the organ breakdown that leads to diabetes.
Sweetened drinks can pack on the pounds. If, on average, we're drinking 18 ounces of liquid candy daily, we're adding about 225 calories to our diet. Over the course of a month, that's almost 7,000 additional calories, which can easily translate to a 2-pound gain. Over a year, these drinks could be adding 24 pounds to our bottom line. According to a Harvard study, the odds of becoming obese increased 60% for each can or glass a day of sugar-sweetened soft drinks.
What people don't realize is that these calories may be particularly effective at making people fat, perhaps because they pass through the stomach more quickly than food. Liquid sugar is a problem—but the type of sugar used in the majority of soft drinks may be making things worse. Although the research is controversial, there's evidence that the man-made high fructose corn syrup used in most sodas fails to suppress the production of ghrelin, a hormone made by the stomach that stimulates appetite. So the body never gets the message to stop eating. Drink a six-pack of cola—900 calories, or about half of the total calories the average woman would need for a day—and your body feels no fuller than if you'd just swallowed water.
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Let's stop the madness! Somebody, quick, start a Sodaholics Anonymous group! I need help!!!
posted by Anonymous at 9/11/2006 10:26:00 AM
2 Comments:
I'm on the soda-junkie wagon too. I grew up drinking soda, so now I feel like I'm missing out on the good stuff in life if I can't drink my soda. IT'S YOUR FAULT MOTHER!!! It makes me less happy if all I've got to look forward to for a meal or snack is water. I hate to say it, but it's true. I also am less happy when people cut me with stuff. Go figure.
While the fatness thing isn't a negative for me (could definitely help me gain some weight) it's the other effects on the body that give me second thoughts... and then I grab a coke and fuhgettaboutit.
Diet coke baby.
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