Showing posts with label soda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label soda. Show all posts
Eliminate Soda to Lose Weight
Monday, May 12, 2014
(Article first published as Top Tips to Lose Weight by Eliminating Soda on Technorati.)
Soda consumption has increased three-fold over the past half century and the addition of high fructose corn syrup in the 70’s has in large part fueled the present obesity epidemic. More than 20% of the sugar in our diet comes from sweetened beverages and nutritional researchers indicate that for every additional daily serving, the risk of obesity increases by a factor of 1.6. Drinking diet soda also hampers weight loss efforts as the artificial chemicals used to sweeten these drinks play havoc with your appetite control hormones, meaning you don’t get the signal to stop eating.
The impact of sugary drinks and empty calories has caused more than 23 million children and adolescents to fall into the overweight or obese classification. This will have a significant impact on their future health as the risk for many chronic diseases, especially heart disease and diabetes rises dramatically with excess weight.
Nothing is more reshing and thirst quenching than an ice cold glass of fresh brewed iced tea or a glass of filtered water. Stay away from pre-mixed teas and opt for brewing your own tea or make a pitcher of sun tea. You can brew black, green or white tea and add the all natural no-calorie sweetener stevia to suit your taste. Both tea and water provide essential hydration which will hold your appetite in check.
Empty Calories Drive Obesity and Disease Rates
An article published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association concludes with the chilling statement, "High added sugar consumption which occurs most commonly in the form of sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with a constellation of cardiovascular risk factors, both independently, and through the development of obesity.” You can modify the soda drinking habit for you and your family by following these health promoting tips.
Tip 1: Employ Mind Over Matter for Your Health
You have to make a firm commitment to flush sweetened and diet beverages from your diet. For many people, soda is habit forming and very difficult to eliminate from the diet. Go slowly by cutting one serving every few days until you officially kick the habit. Some research indicates that the caffeine in many soft drinks can have a mild addictive effect, so you’ll need to be strong in your resolve to cut soft drinks from your diet.
Tip 2: Make the Switch to Fresh Brewed Tea and Water
Tip 3: Keep Non-Sweetened Alternatives Handy
Make sure you always have plenty of cold alternative drinks ready to serve at a moment’s notice. One of the most appealing attributes of soda and fruit juices is that they’re readily available and provide a fast sugar rush which many people mistakenly believe results in more energy. The sugar high is temporary as blood sugar spikes out of control and drops quickly, forcing you to go for another jolt. Naturally sweetened tea and water provide essential hydration without the dangerous metabolic swing.
Empty calories from soda and fruit juice consumption account for a disproportionate number of calories consumed for many children and adults. Extensive research details the negative effects of these drinks on our long term health and increasing waistlines. You can slowly cut back and eliminate sweetened beverage by substituting healthy fresh brewed teas and water once you’ve made a permanent commitment to make the switch. Cutting these nutrient void drinks will have a lasting and beneficial effect on your health and weight loss goals.
Diet Soda Linked To Larger Waist Higher Blood Glucose
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Results of two studies presented at the American Diabetes Associations 71st Scientific Sessions last week described risks of consuming diet soft drinks.The first study found that users of diet soda, on average, experienced a 70% greater increase in waist size compared with non-users. Those with the greatest consumption - two or more diet sodas a day - experienced waist size increases that were 500% greater (5 times greater) than those of non-users:
Diet Soft Drink Consumption Is Associated With Increased Waist Circumference In The San Antonio Longitudinal Study Of Aging
There were 474 participants, aged 65 to 74, who were followed for approximately 9.5 years. To lessen the effect of confounders, results were adjusted for gender, age, beginning waist circumference, diabetes and smoking status, education, ethnicity, leisure-time activity, neighborhood, and length of follow-up.
The authors concluded:
“The promotion of diet sodas as healthy alternatives [to sugar-sweetened drinks] may be ill-advised: they may be free of calories, but not of consequences.”The second study found a link between artificial sweetener consumption and blood glucose in mice:
Aspartame Consumption Is Associated With Elevated Fasting Glucose In Diabetes-Prone Mice
After three months of eating aspartame-spiked chow, mice had higher fasting glucose levels (144 vs. 105 mg/dl) and lower insulin levels than control mice.
As to mechanism, Sharon Fowler, coauthor of both studies, said in an interview with the Daily Mail:
"Artificial sweeteners could have the effect of triggering appetite but unlike regular sugars they don’t deliver something that will squelch the appetite."It was noted that artificial sweeteners may also damage or inhibit brain cells that are involved in feelings of satiety.
Soda and illegal drugs cause similar damage to teeth
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Addicted to soda? You may be shocked to learn that drinking large quantities of your favorite carbonated soda could be as damaging to your teeth as methamphetamine and crack cocaine use. The consumption of illegal drugs and abusive intake of soda can cause similar damage to your mouth through the process of tooth erosion, according to a case study published in the March/April 2013 issue of General Dentistry, the peer-reviewed clinical journal of the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD).
Tooth erosion occurs when acid wears away tooth enamel, which is the glossy, protective outside layer of the tooth. Without the protection of enamel, teeth are more susceptible to developing cavities, as well as becoming sensitive, cracked, and discolored.
The General Dentistry case study compared the damage in three individuals mouths—an admitted user of methamphetamine, a previous longtime user of cocaine, and an excessive diet soda drinker. Each participant admitted to having poor oral hygiene and not visiting a dentist on a regular basis. Researchers found the same type and severity of damage from tooth erosion in each participants mouth.
"Each person experienced severe tooth erosion caused by the high acid levels present in their drug of choice—meth, crack, or soda," says Mohamed A. Bassiouny, DMD, MSc, PhD, lead author of the study.
"The citric acid present in both regular and diet soda is known to have a high potential for causing tooth erosion," says Dr. Bassiouny.
Similar to citric acid, the ingredients used in preparing methamphetamine can include extremely corrosive materials, such as battery acid, lantern fuel, and drain cleaner. Crack cocaine is highly acidic in nature, as well.
The individual who abused soda consumed 2 liters of diet soda daily for three to five years. Says Dr. Bassiouny, "The striking similarities found in this study should be a wake-up call to consumers who think that soda—even diet soda—is not harmful to their oral health."
AGD Spokesperson Eugene Antenucci, DDS, FAGD, recommends that his patients minimize their intake of soda and drink more water. Additionally, he advises them to either chew sugar-free gum or rinse the mouth with water following consumption of soda. "Both tactics increase saliva flow, which naturally helps to return the acidity levels in the mouth to normal," he says.
Alert often drinking soda make your teeth rot!
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Recent studies reveal that drinking soda excessively can make rapid tooth decay and cracked. In fact, the adverse effects of soda called as bad as taking narcotics.
The research was conducted by Dr Mohamed Bassiouny, a professor of restorative dentistry at Temple University School of Dentistry in Philadelphia, USA. Mohamed examines a woman in her 30s who drink two liters of soda a day for nearly five years as a erence.
According to Mohamed, a woman who likes to drink soda has a similar problem with tooth decay experienced by someone who had been using methamphetamine for 29 years or addicted to cocaine for 51 years.
In addition, soda drinkers admitted that he had never seen a dentist in years.
"None of the affected tooth erosion can be saved," said Mohamed told U.S. News and World Report.
The study also found that sugar-free soda the same as regular soda, which can damage teeth if consumed in the same amount. This is because the acid content in soda.
The research was conducted by Dr Mohamed Bassiouny, a professor of restorative dentistry at Temple University School of Dentistry in Philadelphia, USA. Mohamed examines a woman in her 30s who drink two liters of soda a day for nearly five years as a erence.
According to Mohamed, a woman who likes to drink soda has a similar problem with tooth decay experienced by someone who had been using methamphetamine for 29 years or addicted to cocaine for 51 years.
In addition, soda drinkers admitted that he had never seen a dentist in years.
"None of the affected tooth erosion can be saved," said Mohamed told U.S. News and World Report.
The study also found that sugar-free soda the same as regular soda, which can damage teeth if consumed in the same amount. This is because the acid content in soda.
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