DISEASES IN EVERY GLASS –
Sept. 2024 – There is no “good” soda—even the diet ones should be totally avoided. Many new brands and flavors are popping up with the promise of being healthier. Whether something is made from natural cane sugar or has zero calories, it’s still just simply bad for you. Society has conditioned us to drink soda regularly, but we should not. It’s on the shelves at every store, it’s offered as part of a “meal” at fast food restaurants, and celebrities endorse it on TV. The truth is soda should be considered an occasional treat, such as eating a piece of cake, but not a standard part of your diet.
Soda is what we call a “calorie-dense” food. This means this food has almost no vitamins or other nutrients, just pure calories. Compare this with nutrient-dense foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, meat, etc. Nutrient-dense foods make you feel appropriately full, reduce cravings, give you sustained energy, and set you up for long-term health. On the other hand, calorie-dense foods like soda make you feel bloated and gassy, lead to more food cravings since your body lacks the nutrients it wants, cause an energy spike and crash, and can lead to other negative long-term health effects. Soda is one of the main contributors to unhealthy weight gain in the standard American diet.
