Every sip is fatal! Drinking this kind of beverage frequently can easily lead to cardiovascular disease and liver cancer

What can bring happiness to people quickly?

Various "sweet drinks" must have names

A power bank for workers

A refreshing drug for students

As for health or not...

Everyone knows it's not healthy.

But I can't help it

Don't underestimate the sweet water

I'm afraid many people don't know its power.

Sugary drinks refer to a wide range of beverages, including beverages with added sugar in any form, such as brown sugar, fructose, glucose, corn sugar, etc. For example, cola, juice, and milk tea that we often drink are well-known members of the sugary beverage family. As for the sugar-free beverages and low-calorie sugar substitute beverages on the market, they do not mean that they are sugar-free.

Because sugar makes the brain produce dopamine, it makes people feel happy and easily get high, and the more they drink, the more they feel high.

But many people only care about the momentary pleasure when drinking it, and often don’t consider the harm it causes to the body, and even think that “it just makes you gain a little weight.”

I'm afraid it's not that simple. In fact, every sip of a sugary drink you take is deadly.

Multiple studies have shown that excessive consumption of sugary drinks can lead to an increased risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

If you were to rate your health behaviors, drinking sugary drinks would definitely be a deduction.

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In addition, everyone may think that after drinking sweetened water, they just need to exercise more and add two sets of training to offset the negative effects. In fact, this is not that easy.

A Harvard University study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that regardless of exercise level, higher intake of sugary drinks was associated with higher rates of cardiovascular disease, and exercise was not enough to offset the harm caused by sugary drinks.

Simply put, exercise is useful and can help you reduce some of the impacts on your health, but it cannot completely eliminate the impacts.

Do you suddenly feel that the happy water in your hand doesn’t seem to be so happy anymore... The short-term happiness comes at the cost of long-term health overdraft, which is not worth it if you think about it.

Fatty liver

Fatty liver is a disease caused by excessive fat in liver cells. The causes that we often hear about may be obesity, drinking, etc. In fact, sugar intake also has a certain relationship with fatty liver.

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In addition to being a so-called "detoxification" organ, the liver is also an important glycogen storage organ. Excessive intake of sugars will interfere with liver metabolism and lead to excessive synthesis of liver fat. This can easily lead to fatty liver in the long run.

Metabolic dysfunction

The sugar, fat and protein required for human metabolism always remain in a relatively stable state. Large or long-term intake of sugary drinks can cause hyperglycemia, leading to metabolic disorders.

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Hair loss

Drinking sugary drinks can also cause hair loss? It sounds a bit unexpected, but studies have found that there is a significant relationship between the two:

A team from Tsinghua University found that participants who drank more than one bottle of sugary drinks a day (>3500mL per week) had a significantly increased risk of hair loss of 2.36 times compared with participants who did not drink sugary drinks.

It’s fun, but if you’re not careful your hair might become thinner and thinner.

In addition, many studies have shown that long-term and excessive consumption of sugary drinks can also increase the risk of diseases such as dementia and cancer.

According to the recommendations of the "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022)", the daily intake of added sugars by adults should not exceed 50g, and it is best to control it below 25g.

This standard is not difficult and everyone can achieve it by taking it easy when eating and drinking.

In addition to this, we should also pay attention to other aspects of sugar control in daily life, especially to reduce the intake of some hidden sugars:

1. Eat less processed sugary products such as preserved fruits and candied fruits;

2. Drink less fruit juice, it is best to eat fruit directly;

3. Eat less puffed foods. Most puffed foods such as potato chips and shrimp crackers are made from grains and potatoes, which have high starch content. After starch gelatinization under the puffing process, it is easier to convert it into monosaccharides and be absorbed by the human body. They are masters of hiding sugar.

4. Use less sweet condiments, such as ketchup, mayonnaise, etc. The sugar content in these condiments is also not low.

Of course, asking people to eat less sugar does not mean they should stop eating it. The most important thing is to control the amount.

The same goes for Happy Little Sweet Water. It is indeed a bit inhumane not to drink it at all. It is acceptable to recharge yourself when necessary and drink it occasionally.

Statement: This article is a medical-related educational popular science article. It does not involve specific treatment methods or medical behaviors and cannot replace hospital visits.

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[2]The Association between Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and MalePattern Hair Loss in Young Men. Nutrients 2023,15(1),214; https://doi.org110.3390/nu15010214

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