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 What soda's doing to your body! November 02, 2009 3:36 PM

This article came out today. Here's an excerpt:

Most soft drinks contain a high amount of simple sugars. The USDA recommendation of sugar consumption for a 2,000-calorie diet is a daily allotment of 10 teaspoons of added sugars. Many soft drinks contain more than this amount!

Just why is too much sugar so unhealthy? Well, to start, let's talk about what happens to you as sugar enters your body. When you drink sodas that are packed with simple sugars, the pancreas is called upon to produce and release insulin, a hormone that empties the sugar in your blood stream into all the tissues and cells for usage. The result of overindulging in simple sugar is raised insulin levels. Raised blood insulin levels beyond the norm can lead to depression of the immune system, which in turn weakens your ability to fight disease.

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 November 03, 2009 9:24 AM

I can testify that sugar will lower your immune response. I hadn't gotten sick in a while - nothing that lasted more than 3 days, anyway.

It's my freshman year at college, studying Civil Engineering, and so my candy, beef and beer consume has gone way up. So has my weight. I've also been sick for a week.

I'm calling it quits on those three - or at least toning them down to minimal levels. Health first!

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thanks for the thoughts! November 03, 2009 4:31 PM

Thanks so much for the personal story. I'm sorry you're sick - there are tons of things going around right now!
My immune system reacts in the same way; if I don't eat healthfully for just a few days, I tend to feel pretty awful, if not come down with some illness or another.
Soda's the worst, since it's always available, pretty addictive, and absolutely non-nutritious!

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 November 05, 2009 8:32 AM

Thank you Citlalli V. for your sharing your experience...just shows you.

We have a 2 good disccusions here:

Diet Soda - how to get off of them 

COCA COLA



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thanks November 06, 2009 9:57 AM

Thanks, Diana, for the links!

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 November 07, 2009 8:44 AM

Here is an article written by a friend:

Did Coke Make America Fat?

5 Reasons Why You should Cut down on Pop….and 6 Easy Delicious Replacements

Earlier this year New York State Governor David Paterson proposed an 18% so-called ‘fat tax’ on non-diet soft drinks. The government hoped that the tax would reduce the enormous consumption of these sugar-laden liquids, and the income from the tax would assist in helping a growing population of obese individuals.

For the full article: http://bit.ly/cokefat

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