In a study of about 1,000 adults over the course of six years, people who drank soda or other sugar-sweetened beverages gained an extra 1.8 pounds of visceral fat—the fat that sits inside your gut, damaging your internal organs and pushing your belly out into a King of the Hill–style slouch.
(Talk about a punch to the gut!) But instead of carrying a bundle of joy, you’re carrying a bundle of toxic fat; visceral fat has been shown to increase your risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes, among other ills.
Why is soda so good at making us look bad? It’s the sugar.
And if it’s not sugar, then it’s artificial sweetener, which is 180 times sweeter than sugar and just as damaging to your waistline.
And if it’s not sugar, then it’s artificial sweetener, which is 180 times sweeter than sugar and just as damaging to your waistline.
Here, we’ve ranked the 70 most popular sodas: Category 1 has 34 regular (non-diet) sodas, and Category 2 has 36 diet sodas.
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
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