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Diet soda increases stroke risk
Posted on Mon, 16 May 11

Diet soda increases stroke risk

For the first time diet soda has been linked to an increased risk for stroke, heart attack and death from heart disease. Diet drinks may not be a healthier choice.

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Soft drink and fruit juice may cause excruciating pain
Posted on Mon, 13 Dec 10

Soft drink and fruit juice may cause excruciating pain

People suffering from an agonizingly painful form of arthritis known as gout are classically told to avoid excessive meat intake. Meat however is not linked to the development of gout but a daily soft drink could raise your risk by over 70%.

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Wet your lips, shrink your hips
Posted on Wed, 12 May 10

Wet your lips, shrink your hips

Beyond simply being a healthy alternative to sugar sweetened drinks water might improve your metabolism and help control your appetite. In any case, it seems drinking more water is a simple way to promote weight loss.

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Natural weight loss elixir
Posted on Thu, 9 Jul 09

Natural weight loss elixir

Sticking to water, and drinking it regularly, can promote weight loss and prevent weight gain. The benefits of drinking water may be due to its ability to increase fat metabolism [1] but is more likely due to the fact that water contains no calories. While sources of dietary sugars are generally considered more obvious items such as chocolate, candy, cake, ice cream and sweets the largest single source of added sugars in our diet is by far sweetened drinks which account for 47% of total added sugars [2].

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Fruit juice as bad for your liver as alcohol?
Posted on Sun, 5 Jul 09

Fruit juice as bad for your liver as alcohol?

Too many sweet foods such as soda and sweetened fruit juice may be as damaging to your liver as alcohol. A group have reported in The Journal of Nutrition that people who consume more dietary sources of sugars, such as soft drink and sweetened foods, have a high risk of fatty liver disease, the same liver disease that may affect regular drinkers and alcoholics [1].

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