You exercise and eat well so you just assume it is okay to have a sugary drink every once in a while, right?
Wrong!
According to a study in 2015 from the Journal of American College Cardiology even one sugary beverage a day is bad for you. Consuming too many beverages with high fructose corn syrup or table sugar increases your risk of excess weight gain, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and just one or two servings of a pop can a day can increase your risk of a heart attack or heart disease by 35 percent.
There are multiple reasons as to why sugary drinks are bad for you. Here are some of them:
- They are strongly linked to weight gain
- Large amounts of sugar are turned into fat
- Sugar drastically increases belly (visceral) fat
- Sugary soda can cause insulin resistance
- Sugary beverages may be the leading cause of Type 2 Diabetes
- Sugary beverages can increase risk of heart disease
According to a report from the 2005-10 NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) database, Americans eat about 20 teaspoons of sugar (320 calories) a day. The American Heart Association recommend at the most to have 6 teaspoons (100 calories) daily.
The study also found that Type 2 Diabetes is closely connected to the obesity epidemic and can be dangerous if undetected or poorly controlled. Monitor your visceral fat with a Tanita BC-533 body composition analyzer and track your healthy lifestyle habits.
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