Sugar-free drinks, commercially identified as "light" or "diet", are not dietary at all and risk compromising health.
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Le sugar-free drinks, commercially identified as "and "light", too" or "diet“, They are not dietary at all and risk compromising health.
To confirm what has been thought for some time, in the scientific and non-scientific fields, is a research from the University of Texas, where i possible harmful effects of light drinks.
According to the study, in fact, a minimal but regular consumption of these sugar-free drinks, rich in carbon dioxide and various added substances, would damage the kidneys, teeth and - more generally - would create damage to the metabolism, thereby promoting weight gain.
But there is more: “if you are overweight - he explained Sharon Fowler, one of the researchers who has been dealing with the issue for some time - and you drink "diet" sodas, there is an even greater risk of gaining pounds. One a day is enough to have a five times greater increase in the circumference of the abdomen in 10 years compared to those who do not drink at all “.
And the cause is in a particular metabolic process: our body associates a certain amount of calories to burn with the sweet taste of food and drink. But if the real caloric intake does not correspond to the expected one (because the drinks are sugar-free) the body will notice and will tend to don't burn calories.
The problem is that will continue to do so, for some sort of metabolic addiction, even when we eat or drink something really sweet and caloric.
In practice, the consumption of beverages light trains the body not to burn calories, thus altering the metabolism.
Not to mention that these drinks use to replace sugar artificial sweeteners such as aspartame and saccharin whose health problems are now highlighted by various researches.
But foods that are harmful to the body, advertised as healthy, are not limited to the sphere of diet drinks: all foods labeled “high in fiber”, “enriched with vitamins" it's at low fat" they are a mere red herring, which seem to have immediate benefits, but are actually detrimental in the long run.
This phenomenon had already been highlighted by a nutritionist, Katherine Tallmadgand, interviewed by the Washington Post, which had banned all product lines advertised as "healthy" but in fact altered in some way.
Among the unhealthy drinks we also find awater flavored and enriched with vitamins or mineral salts, Or energy bars, which are full of sugars and with a very low percentage of vitamins.
But above all, the question is: we have do you really need these additional vitamins? If we worked at sea for months and months maybe yes, but being able to eat fruit and vegetables every day, probably not! Unless told by a specialist doctor.
But the danger is also in those foods, like snacks or chips, labeled and advertised as "not fried". According to some studies, in fact, these foods are normally made with refined grains, starches and other ingredients that are not well defined and still contain a high number of calories and salt.
In short, once again, it is preferable to drink tap water (where there is no arsenic naturally) or natural fruit juices and prepare snacks based on fruit, vegetables or cereals. And for those with a sweet tooth, the ideal is a slice of homemade dessert, possibly with fresh, not very refined, organic and zero-kilometer ingredients.
Verdiana Amorosi
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