I haven’t posted anything on soft drinks for a while, yet they remain popular. If you need more, check out my Page – What’s wrong with soft drinks?
Tony
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How soda impacts your body – Infographic
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Not so sweet facts about sugars – AHA
Two days ago I published a super infographic on How to beat your sugar addiction. You can check it out by clicking the link.
Sugars in your diet can be naturally occurring or added. Naturally occurring sugars are found naturally in foods such as fruit (fructose) and milk (lactose). Added sugars are sugars and syrups put in foods during preparation or processing, or added at the table.
Foods Containing Added Sugars
The major sources of added sugars are regular soft drinks, sugars, candy, cakes, cookies, pies and fruit drinks (fruitades and fruit punch); dairy desserts and milk products (ice cream, sweetened yogurt and sweetened milk); and other grains (cinnamon toast and honey-nut waffles).
Filed under sugar, sugar addiction, sugary soda
CSPI’s Nutrition Action Healthletter Grades the Changing American Diet
Cheese Consumption hits All-Time High; Americans Still Consuming Too Much Beef & Soda Despite Declines, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
I’m sure it comes as no surprise to regular readers that the CSPI gives a barely passing grade to the quantity and quality of food we are consuming.
Americans are eating too much of everything, and it’s not just how much, but what we eat, that needs work, according to a report card on the changing American diet published today in Nutrition Action Healthletter. The average American consumes about 2,500 calories per day, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates. That’s up from about 2,000 calories a day in the 1970s. (my emphasis)
(Ed. note: CSPI is hosting a quiz about America’s Changing Diet. Take it now, if you like, since spoilers follow.)
Filed under American diet, CSPI, healthy eating, Weight, weight control
What’s Really in Your Drink? – Infographic
I found this on the web and thought it worth sharing. Regular readers know I am not a fan of soda drinks, sugared or chemicalled up. You can check out my Page – What’s Wrong With Soft Drinks? for details.
Tony
Filed under drinks, soft drinks, tea
Possible Side Effects of Soda on You – Infographic
I have written repeatedly about the dangers of soft drinks, both diet and sugared. If you want to fill yourself in as opposed to filling yourself up, check out my Page – What’s Wrong With Soft Drinks?
Tony
Filed under soda, soft drinks
What Are The Long Term Effects of That Fast Food Meal? – Infographic
For specifics on some fast food meals, check out my Page: Fast Food Nutritional Information.
In case you missed the final sentence – a diet rich in whole foods beats a fast food diet any day for health and longecivty.
Tony
Filed under fast food, McDonald's, soda, weight control, weight loss
Rules for Healthy Living
I ran across these on Pinterest and thought you might enjoy them. The only one I would like to add is: Less Driving, More Biking.
Tony
March 14, 2014 · 7:17 am
Soda Sabotages Your Diet
Regular readers know that I feel strongly about the damage sodas do to our bodies. So, I was pleased to see the item By Jennifer Gruenemay, ACE-Certified on Lifescript, a website for women’s healthy living.
“Fifteen pounds in one year. That’s how much weight you could gain by drinking just one regular soda every day. Sodas have around 150 calories each and no nutritional value whatsoever. So they should definitely be classified in your book as a “once in awhile” treat, not an everyday indulgence. Not only is your waistline at risk if you have a soda obsession, but your health is too.”
That is a fact worth noting. Many folks indulge in ‘just one’ soda under the illusion it is harmless. It ain’t.
The item continued, “According to a Nurse’s Health Study of more than 50,000 women, those who had one or more sodas every day not only gained extra weight, they also raised their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 83%.”
Those are some compelling reasons to avoid soda. Strangely, the Lifescript piece concludes with the recommendation – “If you must indulge in a daily soda, try diluting your regular soda with diet soda and then moving over completely to the diet soda side. Or, fill up on water flavored with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. It’s the best drink available for your body, and it’s free.”
I am totally behind the water and/or fruit juice suggestion, but diet soda?! No way, Jose. There is a good chance that diet soda is more damaging than the sugary kind. I had a friend who drank a lot of diet soda every day. One of his complaints was that he was “always hungry.” That is just one of the reasons to avoid these chemical concoctions. The ingredients in diet soda depress your satiety response and you can feel always hungry no matter how much you eat.
Please check out my Page – What’s Wrong with Soft Drinks? which gives chapter and verse on why you are well advised to avoid both.
Tony
Filed under calories, diabetes, diet soda, fruit drinks, Lifescript, soda, soft drinks, Weight, weight control, weight loss
One Picture is worth a Thousand Words Department
Actually, since these are posters, I suppose that should be “One Word Picture …”
Tony
Filed under hydration, sleep, sleep deprivation, soft drinks, stress, sugar, water, Weight
Sweetened Drinks Linked to Depression, Coffee Tied to Lower Risk
Love it! I am a coffee drinker and don’t touch soft drinks.
I have posted on the danger of soft drinks. Check out my Page – What’s Wrong With Soft Drinks?
Tony
New research suggests that drinking sweetened beverages, especially diet drinks, is associated with an increased risk of depression in adults while drinking coffee was tied to a slightly lower risk. The study was released today and will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 65th Annual Meeting in San Diego, March 16 to 23, 2013. “Sweetened beverages, coffee and tea are commonly consumed worldwide and have important physical—and may have important mental—health consequences,” said study author Honglei Chen, MD, PhD, with the National Institutes of Health in Research Triangle Park in North Carolina and a member of the American Academy of Neurology.
The study involved 263,925 people between the ages of 50 and 71 at enrollment. From 1995 to 1996, consumption of drinks such as soda, tea, fruit punch and coffee was evaluated. About 10 years later, researchers asked the participants whether they had been diagnosed with depression since…
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Filed under coffee, soda, soft drinks, sweetened drinks
Diet Soda: Cause for Concern?
Please check out my Page – What’s Wrong With Soft Drinks? – to read further on this subject.
I love the cartoon at the bottom …
Tony
Too much sugar’s bad for us, but sugar-free soda could be even worse. It’s not proof positive, but new research raises concern about diet soda. Studies find higher risks for stroke and heart attack among people who drink sugar-free soda every day versus those who drink no soda at all.
The findings should be “a wakeup call to pay attention to diet sodas,”
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Wellness Secrets of a SuperAger 