Jan 29, 2016 08:00:00

Scientific explanation of the negative effects of drinking carbonated drinks every day

By

Leo Hidalgo

Sweet, refreshing carbonated drinks are sometimes tempting to drink, but there are many people who say, ``I can't get enough of it if I don't drink it every day.'' The following movie scientifically explains what kind of negative effects will appear on your health if you continue to drink such carbonated drinks every day.

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More than 1.8 billion bottles of Coca-Cola are drunk per day around the world, and nearly half of Americans drink at least one cola or carbonated drink a day. It's not strange to sometimes want to drink sweet drinks containing sugar, but...

The movie scientifically explains what kind of effect will occur on the human brain and body if you continue to drink only carbonated drinks every day.

Consuming carbonated drinks makes your mouth acidic, which accelerates the erosion of tooth enamel. Additionally, the sugar contained in carbonated drinks feeds microorganisms, which can speed up the progression of tooth decay.

When you drink one can of soda, your body ingests approximately 46 grams of sugar, and receptors on your tongue send signals to your cerebral cortex in response to sugar. As a result, the brain's reward system is activated, leading to a desire for more. If you continue drinking the same amount of carbonated drinks as your daily recommended amount of water for a week, you will ingest an extra 5,432 calories.

According to one study, Americans tend to eat more calories than they think because they don't count the calories in drinks, and the weight of Americans has increased from 1977 to 2007. It turns out that carbonated drinks account for one in five causes of weight gain.

Another problem is that high fructose corn syrup (

high-fructose corn syrup ), the main sweetener in carbonated drinks, is not metabolized in the same way as sugar in the body. Although high fructose corn syrup does not raise blood sugar levels when ingested, it has the characteristic of increasing liver fat, which increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. Because hormones such as insulin and leptin are not stimulated, signals are not sent normally even when you are full, which can lead to overeating and increase the risk of diabetes.

But that doesn't mean sugar-sweetened drinks are better; one study showed that reducing the amount of sugar in sugar-sweetened drinks could reduce the number of obese patients by more than 1 million.

What about drinking a diet drink instead of regular soda? Many people may be drinking calorie-free beverages to prevent obesity, but artificial sweeteners have also been linked to weight gain.

In one experiment, people who drank a calorie-free diet drink had a greater appetite than those who drank regular sugar-sweetened beverages. This is thought to be due to the mindset that ``it's okay to eat more than usual'' because of the awareness that ``I'm drinking a drink with fewer calories than usual.'' It has also been pointed out

that artificial sweeteners may cause glucose intolerance, leading to diabetes .

Research has shown that people who drink 500ml of carbonated drinks every day age at the same rate as smokers , and specifically, it has the effect of shortening telomeres , which are associated with aging.

It is said that drinking just 500 ml of carbonated drinks every day will accelerate aging by 4.6 years, but what kind of effects would occur if you drank 2 liters of carbonated drinks every day? In fact, a woman who lived such a life for 16 years ended up being hospitalized at the age of 31. She had no family history of heart disease, but in addition to suffering from avenous and syncope attacks, she also suffered from an extreme

potassium deficiency due to the diuretic effects of the added sugar and caffeine in carbonated drinks, as well as the effects of diarrhea. It seems like it is.

Fortunately, as a result of treatment, the woman made a recovery, but the human body has an amazing ability to recover, so she thought, ``Maybe I was drinking too much carbonated drink...'' If you have, you may be able to live a healthier life by cutting down on the amount you drink now.