1. The average soda has no nutritional value – only sugar, carbonated water, caramel color, natural flavors, caffeine, phosphoric acid and high fructose corn syrup. 2. According to Harvard researchers, the risk of childhood obesity increases 1.6 times with each additional daily serving of soda consumed. 3. Soda adds more sugar to a typical 2-year-old’s [...]
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Top Ten Reasons to Avoid Soda & Energy Drinks
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The Dangers of Excess Carbs
When we consume carbohydrates, we are really consuming sugar, but just in a different form. Carbohydrates are sugar (glucose) molecules bonded together. When we eat carbohydrates, the pancreas releases insulin to bring down the blood sugar levels. The hormone insulin also causes our metabolism to store food energy for later. When we keep eating carbohydrates, [...]
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