Sugar isn’t as Sweet as it Sounds
Sugar isn’t as Sweet as it Sounds
Check out this article in CNN.com with even more evidence of the harms that diet sodas and sugary drinks can have on your health and wellness.
The study, published…in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, found men and women who drank two or more glasses a day of sugar-sweetened soft drinks had a higher risk of dying from digestive disorders, while those who drank the same amount of diet drinks had higher risks of dying from cardiovascular disease.
https://www.cnn.com/…/sugary-drinks-diet-sodas-s…/index.html
“Experimental evidence suggests that high blood sugar and high sugar intake can impair the gut barrier, leading to a ‘leaky gut’ and access to the gut immune system causing intestinal inflammation, alter gut microbiota and increase susceptibility to gut infections,” she said. “These pathways may increase susceptibility to digestive diseases.”
Total soft drink consumption in the study was also associated with an increased risk for Parkinson’s disease, but not with Alzheimer’s or cancer.
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