| Soft Drinks, The regular stuff!We all
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| | body's metabolism in a way that prompts
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| know sugar sweetened soft drinks are
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| | it to store body fat.Fructose is a
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| empty calories and help contribute to the
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| | sweetener found naturally in fruits and
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| overall obesity problem in the western
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| | honey and is widely used as a sweetener
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| world. What most of us don't know is how
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| | in soft drinks, fructose is usually found
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| much of an impact these have and how
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| | in the form of high-fructose corn syrup
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| switching to diet drinks may be an even
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| | which contains 55% fructose.Researchers
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| worse choice.In 2000 Americans alone
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| | say the findings may help explain the
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| spent $60 billion on carbonated soft
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| | recently established link between rising
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| drinks and billions more on
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| | soft drink popularity and obesity rates
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| non-carbonated "fruit" beverages. During
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| | in the United States and other parts of
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| the same year the average American
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| | the world.In the study, researchers led
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| consumed more than 53 gallons of soft
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| | by Dr. Matthias Tschop of the University
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| drinks. (Source: National Soft Drink
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| | of Cincinnati compared the effects of
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| Association). Those 53 gallons are equal
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| | feeding mice fructose-sweetened water, a
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| to over 283 12 ounce cans each on
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| | soft drink flavored with table sugar, a
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| average.In 2004, soft drink companies
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| | diet soft drink or water. The mice were
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| produced enough non-diet soda to provide
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| | allowed to drink as much as they wanted
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| each U.S. resident with about 395 12
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| | of their assigned beverage.The mice that
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| ounce cans, and enough diet soda for
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| | drank the fructose-sweetened water gained
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| about 160 cans each, says the Center for
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| | significantly more body fat than the
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| Science in the Public Interest.North
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| | others, even thought they decreased the
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| American consumption represents more than
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| | amount of calories they ate from solid
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| 44% of worldwide consumption, Europe,
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| | food." We were surprised to see that mice
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| with a per capita average of 12.7 gallons
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| | actually ate less when exposed to
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| per year, represented 31%. The fastest
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| | fructose-sweetened beverages and
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| growth in soft drink consumption is in
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| | therefore didn't consume more overall
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| Asia and South America. (Source Beverage
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| | calories," says Tschop, "Nevertheless
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| Marketing Press Release June 15,
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| | they gained significantly more body fat
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| 2001).During the late 1950's the typical
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| | within a few weeks."Body fat increased
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| soft drink order in a casual or fast food
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| | 11% in the fructose group, 5% in the
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| restaurant contained about 8 ounces of
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| | water group, 7% and 8% in the diet and
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| soda. Today a "child" order of Coke at
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| | sugar water groups.Researchers say the
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| McDonalds is 12 ounces. A "large" Coke is
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| | findings suggest the body metabolizes
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| 32 ounces and about 310 calories.The
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| | fructose differently than other
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| average 12 ounce can of soda contains
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| | sweeteners or carbohydrates and in a way
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| about 40 grams of refined sugar. That's
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| | that favors fat storage.Between 1970 and
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| about 8 Teaspoons! Did you ever consider
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| | 1990 high-fructose corn syrup consumption
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| you were eating 8 teaspoons of sugar with
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| | increased by more than 1000% largely
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| every can of soda pop? For comparison the
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| | because the nations soft drink producers
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| USDA recommends that for a 2,000 calorie
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| | switched from sucrose (sugar) to
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| per day diet we should not consume more
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| | high-fructose corn syrup.Making syrup is
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| than 40 grams of refined sugars per day.
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| | the second largest use of corn in North
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| In addition each can contains about 150
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| | America, feeding livestock is the
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| calories with zero nutritional value per
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| | largest. On average Americans consume 48
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| 12 ounce can.You can see how an extra 300
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| | pounds of corn syrup a year. (Source Anan
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| to 400 calories per day can contribute to
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| | Duming, "Junk Food, Food Junk World Watch
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| weight gain.Dr. Caroline Apovian, an
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| | September / October 1991)A 2004 report
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| associate professor at the Boston
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| | showed that Americans eat 132 calories
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| University School of Medicine and
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| | each day of high-fructose corn syrup and
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| director of the Weight Management Center
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| | that figure is closer to 300 for the top
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| at Boston Medical Center, says one study
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| | 20%of Americans.Number who are obese goes
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| found that the chance of becoming obese
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| | from 12% to 17.9%.The number of Americans
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| increased 1.6 times for each sugar
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| | who think about dieting and losing weight
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| sweetened drink consumed per day.In
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| | is probably at an all-time high. But
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| addition to the calories, the sugar and
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| | surprisingly, so too are the number of
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| the impact on weight gain and obesity,
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| | Americans who are overweight (BMI >25) or
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| soda contains caffeine. Caffeine as we
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| | obese (BMI >30): at least 30% of the
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| know is a mildly addictive stimulant drug
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| | population. The percentage of children
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| that keeps us coming back for more.
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| | and adolescents who are overweight has
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| Research has shown that the caffeine
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| | doubled since the early 1970s, raising
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| delivered in a single 12 ounce can of
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| | concerns for long-term health effects.
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| soft drink is enough to produce mood and
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| | Excess weight is a health risk for
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| behavioral effects. (Source: Dr. Roland
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| | cardiovascular disease and diabetes. By
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| Griffiths in Eileen O'Conner's "A sip
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| | mid-1999, there were 7.1 million
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| into dangerous territory," Monitor on
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| | physician visits related to weight
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| Psychology, 32, June 2001.Fruit
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| | concerns.Let's see high-fructose corn
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| Drinks:Like I said repeatedly in my book
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| | syrup production up 1000% from 1970,
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| "Living To BeYounger"we are literally
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| | obesity and overweight doubled since
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| being marketed to death. I go into great
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| | 1970? Tripled in England during the same
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| detail about how ad agencies and food
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| | period?To my simple way of thinking, "It
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| companies are packaging products as a
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| | ain't the whole answer, but it's a big
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| healthy alternative to junk foods.There
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| | part of it"!For then full FREE Special
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| is no better example than the "healthy
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| | Report on Soft Drinks and Astounding
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| alternative" fruit drinks marketed by the
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| | information Diet Drinks visit this link.I
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| soft drink companies. These companies
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| | felt this information was important
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| market non-carbonated drinks that pretend
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| | enough to provide a free excerpt of this
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| to be rich in fruit juice and nutrients,
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| | chapter of my book, "Living To Be
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| but are basically sugar water. Coca-Cola
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| | Younger". People need to know the facts
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| Co.'s Fruitopia and Hi-C, for example
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| | about what their consuming and the impact
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| contain only 5% to 10% fruit juice but
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| | on their health.We simply are not getting
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| they contain as much (or more) sugar as
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| | good information, and the result of that
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| the carbonated soda pop. Don't be fooled
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| | lack of knowledge is becoming more and
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| by the claims of added vitamins and
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| | more evident.Discover the facts about the
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| minerals on these products packages, they
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| | obesity and fitness issues facing us
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| are still junk food.The sweetener
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| | today. Discover how and why we are being
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| commonly used in soft drinks and other
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| | medicated for "chronic conditions" and
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| foods may lead to more body fat than
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| | how you can look and feel younger
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| drinks sweetened with plain sugar. A new
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| | naturally.
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| study shows that fructose may alter the
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