Sodas, Other Sugary Beverages Linked to Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome
October 31st, 2010Update: “Sugar-Sweetened” Means…
Via: Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes:
SSBs, which are now the primary source of added sugars in the U.S. diet, are composed of energy-containing sweeteners such as sucrose, high-fructose corn syrup, or fruit juice concentrates, all of which have essentially similar metabolic effects.
—End Update—
I guess this means sugar, as in sugar, and not “corn sugar” as in high fructose corn syrup.
Via: Science Daily:
A new study has found that regular consumption of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with a clear and consistently greater risk of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. According to the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers, the study provides empirical evidence that intake of sugary beverages should be limited to reduce risk of these conditions.
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Consumption of sugary drinks, the majority of which are sodas, has increased substantially in the U.S. and across the globe and previous scientific studies have shown consistent associations with weight gain and risk of obesity. However, this study is the first meta-analysis to quantitatively review the evidence linking sugar-sweetened beverages with type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
Research Credit: JC
do “soda”s even contain sugar? i’m pretty sure they are only made with HFCS…
though the genetically-modified beet ‘sugar’ in most products is probably no better, anyway.
As my grandpappy used to say about soda, “Why drink that? It’s just sugar water.” But that’s besides the point. Sugar is addictive, and produces a high like crack, especially for little kids. That’s part of the secret to Starbucks success; they put insane amounts of sugar in their coffee, along with insane amounts of caffeine.
You can get drinks with sugar in them; bottled coca cola has it, for example. Also, a lot of so-called micro-brewed sodas for sale at Whole Foods have cane sugar in them. But the conglomerates who have a lot of real estate, and thus market share, unilaterally decided to switch sweeteners awhile ago, and thus the customers live with consequences. This assumes truth in labeling.
Sugar is addictive, and produces a high like crack, especially for little kids.
One of the main reasons for our keeping the limited company we do is because so called “normal” people have no problem with feeding all sorts of sugary foods to their kids. (NZ is as bad as anywhere else I’ve been in this regard.) The parents are hopelessly addicted, so they don’t even consider limiting sugar intake for their kids.
The sweetest thing Owen gets would be one or two dried apricots, and that’s only as a bribe to get him to sit in his car seat without a fight when he’s overtired. If Becky is making something that includes molasses, he gets to lick the spoon.
But this kind of thing would not be easy to maintain under “normal” circumstances. The whole thing is rigged for zombie sugar crap consumption by default.
Halloween has to be the worst “Holiday” there is because all those sugar hungry kids are fed all that poison by the festivities of the day.
I’m getting to the point where I think that surviving life in the next 50 years or so will require no sugar, no gluten. Cripe, I’ve done fine withoout the sugar, but NOW gluten. Yep, I think the older I get the fewer my food choices are.
I wish I could deliver the message to others. Sugar is poison, glutem might come in as a close second.
Does anybody know any good resources or links dealing ADHD and sugar or HFCS consumption? I’m currently trying to prevent my 6 year old son from being put on meds for alleged ADHD, and I’d really like to find some decent, alternative information. Everything I’ve seen so far looks like either someone peddling herbal remedies or university studies that more or less dismiss dietary solutions out of hand.
Maybe there is no connection, but I always thought that it was kind of strange that ADD/ADHD became a widespread “problem” right about the same time that HFCS began to be pumped wholesale into the American diet.
@mike Lorenz
Cryptogon archives are an excellent source of health information re sugar and HFCS consumtion. I don’t know what ADHD stands for, and I don’t know how old your child is, and I’m not qualified to give medical advice but nonetheless. Many of your child’s difficulties will be amended with a fast from processed cereals, anything that comes out of a box (e.g. processed foods that have more than say four indegriedients) and all gluten and grains.
Your child will go through withdrawal symptoms, but with adequate clean water (not osmosis or distilled but charcoal filtered) and with good fats and protein and veggies and maybe some doses of cod liver oil or two a week the child may get back to normal. This will take time. Detox is in order. Think about what you are feeding your child, or yourself for that matter, and don’t for gawd’s sake give the poor thing any more vaccines.
So much for me not dispensing advice. Good luck Mike. I hope your child becomes healthy and thrives in this strange time we live in.