I've cut my pop intake to one every once in a while, and when I do it's the little 250mL cans. Drinking sparkling water like it's going outta style tho
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Harvard researchers say soda and sports drinks increase risk of dying from heart disease and breast and colon cancers (especially sugary ones)
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"first they say one thing is bad for you, and then they say other things are bad for you, and then they remind you that the first thing is still bad. how can I keep up anymore?!"
I don't understand how people get confused about different kinds of drinks being bad or not. If it has ADDED SUGAR (note: not the same thing as artificial sweeteners like aspartame, sucralose, etc.), it is generally bad for you if consumed on the regular and should be considered the same as any other junk food or dessert--something to indulge in once in a blue moon. Be aware that added sugar means any source of concentrated or refined sugars like that which comes from table sugar (sucrose), corn syrup, high-fructose corn syrup, agave syrup, brown rice syrup, evaporated cane juice, any form of sweet fruit/vegetable juice (e.g., apple, orange, carrot, prune, etc.), raw sugar, molasses, honey, etc. Concentrating natural sugars is not "good" just because the source happens to be less processed. Eat a balanced diet which contains a much higher proportion of complex carbohydrates and fiber than simple, refined/processed sugars.
what the hell do they expect us to drink?
keep drinking sugar, just less of it. don't drink the crazy marketed sugary drinks and even moderate the fruit juices. Make your lemonades and teas with real sugar, and keep living like a human being and not an animal
I just drink tea without sugar added. Lemonade is basically candy and makes me want to brush my teeth, like gatorade.
Except you're not gonna die young, you're still gonna live into your late 70's/80's but just with a horrible quality of life, just like the millions of other old people who neglected their bodies and are currently eating up hundreds of millions in healthcare costs.
Athletes don't drink that stuff. The adverts tell you they do, but they don't
Edit and no two years of clean of soda has probably cleared you of those toxins, depending on how old you are - not that there are too many
Best decision I've made in a long time was quitting soda. I honestly feel great now, and all I drink is water and coffee.
I used to drink a six pack of diet cherry Pepsi a day. I loved that stuff, but looking back, I beleive drinking it was the cause of my headaches, lethargy, and acne. I have none of those problems anymore.
Damn, good on you noticing and quitting.
I'm the literal exact opposite. I only used to drink water and coffee, but realised recently that I'm allergic to coffee (along with a slew of other things). So now to get my caffeine fix I'm reduced to drinking a lot of diet coke...
To be honest I should probably swap to green tea which is mega on the caffeine front.
It only takes like a year or two for your body to be clear of a ton of the damage cigarettes do. After like 5-10 years you're right as rain. IIRC.
I've severely limited fizzy drink intake for the past 16 years, just far too much sugar and other rubbish that my body doesn't deserve to be abused with. I generally stick to water, fresh veg/fruit smoothies, mixed with tea and coffee. I know coffee isn't ideal, but its mostly once in the morning.
What gets me is when people chain drink coke over the course of a few hours, I don't understand that. And red bull drinkers, that's hardcore.
What gets me is when people chain drink coke over the course of a few hours, I don't understand that. And red bull drinkers, that's hardcore.
I think I read no more than 30ish grams of ADDED sugar a day. With our food supply the numbers add up fucking fast.
Sigh, guess I need to drop G2 Gatorade too. Its the only thing that helps with my dry mouth when I sleep.
Just discovered its 20g for a large bottle.
Low sugar my ass.
For fruit juices like OJ, it's best to half the pulp and other fruit meat in there as well. Fill you up better, and you get a lot more of the plant cells/nutrients. Just straight juice is not so good.
Wow
Eating and drinking healthy lets you live longer and this is why people that work out + "eat clean" have a better lifestyle.
Who would have thought
Those Harvard guys are really smart - Next up "Smoking is bad for you and everyone around you"
Many people make the mistake when buying these "low fat" products/drinks/joghurts at the store thinking they are healthy.
Usually they are pumped full with sugar too.
Eating and drinking healthy lets you live longer and this is why people that work out + "eat clean" have a better lifestyle.
Who would have thought
Those Harvard guys are really smart - Next up "Smoking is bad for you and everyone around you"
Many people make the mistake when buying these "low fat" products/drinks/joghurts at the store thinking they are healthy.
Usually they are pumped full with sugar too.
Well it's lowER sugar compared to the regular one.
The sugar free power aide doesn't taste so bad but if you are hooked on sugar it's going to be a big adjustment.
I think we're at a point where people know the low-fat diet was bullshit, but companies don't want to really switch because nobody gives enough of a shit to stop eating sugar filled products, mainly because it's in everything and if you want to stop eating processed sugars you're gonna need to basically cook for yourself.
Excess sugar isn't just a soda issue, any processed food is gonna be loaded with extra sugar.
It's like those coke ads.
If you run for 5 minutes and build up a sweat, you can have a 12oz bottle of coke.
Well i work out with sobe vitamin water but it doesn't help with dry mouth.
Random.
My gastro doc told me to avoid fried fatty foods to reduce my gastric reflux. My regular doc told me to avoid refined sugar foods to keep my blood sugar levels though.
Somehow....I have managed to gain no excess weight into my 40s.
It's amazing!
You are completely safe!
Sugar IN EXCESS is a very bad thing. If you drink such beverages only rarely, especially when you do very hard sports activities at the same time, nothing bad will happen. I think the WHO said that less than 25 grams of refined sugar per day shouldn't be a problem.
However, if you do it that rarely, you should ask yourself if you really need it.
Have you found the cause of your dry mouth?
Is it dry mouth? Or thirst? Because if it's just thirst sometimes that's bad news when it comes to blood sugar levels. But if it's an actual dry mouth issue I wouldn't know.
I hope you get a handle on it.
I think it has to do with me being a mouth breather in my sleep.
Hmmmm.
Could be sleep apnea!
LoL
I kid. But even I wonder if I have that sometimes.
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Sugary doesn't necessarily mean straight sugar, and nearly every sugary drink uses HFCS... so no, quite the opposite.
I was confused for a second there. Good, while I do drink sugary drinks it's typically not more than 1 a day (if that). My vice is red meat... THAT is what will kill me.