The Daily Telegraph has reported. The newspaper said that a new study has found that, like the known risks that alcohol poses to the liver, fizzy drinks with a high sugar content can increase a person’s risk of
developing fatty liver disease
This was an observational study in which the researchers aimed to examine the association between soft-drink consumption and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in people with or without metabolic syndrome.
NAFLD is an increase in the fat in the liver in the absence of a history of excessive alcohol consumption. The condition increases risk of liver hepatitis and cirrhosis. Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors that increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes. These risk factors include high blood sugar, high blood pressure, abnormal lipids, such as high triglycerides , and abdominal obesity
The researchers performed ultrasound scans to look at the degree of fatty infiltration in the liver. They also carried out laboratory tests of the subjects’ resistance to insulin, inflammatory levels and markers
of oxidant–antioxidant status.
The study had an observation period of six months, with the researchers collecting information on physical activity and administering a validated food questionnaire to record daily intake of food and soft drink at both the beginning and end of this period. The authors used this research to collect two seven-day records of added sugar intake
A study in the British Dental Journal found a strong link between fizzy drink consumption and tooth erosion.
The risk of tooth erosion was 59% higher in 12-year-olds, and 220% higher in 14-year-olds who drank fizzy drinks.
Drinking at least four glasses a day was associated with an increased risk of 252% in 12-year-olds and a massive 513% increased risk in 14-year-olds.
Parents need to understand that while high levels of sugar cause decay, it is the acidity of certain products
that causes erosion.
Researcher Dr Peter Rock, of Birmingham University, said the study suggested fizzy drinks were "by far the biggest factor in causing dental erosion among teenagers".
He said drinking fizzy drinks only once a day may significantly increase a child's chances of suffering dental erosion, while frequent consumption
increased those risks further.
Decay, caused when the sugar in food and
drink reacts with bacteria in plaque,
attacks the areas between or on top of teeth
Drinking too many fizzy drinks can weaken your bones and put you at risk of fractures, warn scientists.
American researchers blame the caffeine in carbonated drinks for stripping calcium from the body
Dr Robert Heaney and Dr Karen Rafferty, of the Creighton University Osteoporosis Research Centre in Omaha, Nebraska, studied the effect of various drinks on a group of 30 women.
And they found that those who drank the caffeinated drinks had a "small but significant increase in urinary calcium excretion".
And they found that those who drank the caffeinated drinks had a "small but significant increase in urinary calcium excretion".
Dr Wendy Doyle, spokeswoman for the British Dietetic Association, said just drinking four cans of cola a day could increase a person's risk of bone deterioration
DRINKING large amounts of fizzy drinks may weaken your bones and increase the risk of bone disease, according to a scientific study.
by a Danish research institution, is the first evidence that fizzy drinks may impair bone development by depleting calcium stores in the body.
Drinks are made fizzy by adding carbon dioxide, which also increases acidity. This acid can enter the bloodstream where the body tries to neutralise it with calcium, the alkaline mineral that helps to build bones.
Drinks are made fizzy by adding carbon dioxide, which also increases acidity. This acid can enter the bloodstream where the body tries to neutralise it with calcium, the alkaline mineral that helps to build bones.
A spokesman for the team said: “This study shows that over a 10-day period high intake of cola with a low- calcium diet induces increased bone turnover compared to a high intake of milk with a low-calcium diet
Recent research has shown clearly that Fizzy drink consumption seriously increases pancreatic cancer risk.
US researchers at Georgetown University Medical Centre examined evidence from a Singapore Chinese Health Study. More than 60,000 subjects were followed for up to 14 years. Results showed that those who consumed just two or more fizzy drinks each week increased their risk of pancreatic cancer by nearly 90 per cent. They also found that fruit juice did not have this effect.
This is a result which everybody would be well advised to take particularly seriously. Pancreatic Cancel is one of the most lethal types. The reason is that it is difficult to diagnose and is usually discovered too late
All these issues arise as the result of independent studies. However like all research they are subject to argument and the drink companies of course commission their own studies. However to give an idea here is a quick summary.
1. Bone loss due to the carbonated drink irritating the stomach. To combat this the body produces antacid from the blood which requires calcium. Incidentally this problem applies to any carbonated drink including sparkling water.
2. Regular intake of excessive refined sugar found in most of these drinks can upset insulin balance and lead to diabetes as well as the usual weight gain and associated diseases including high blood pressure, increased cholesterol eventually heart disease. Do not expect diet drinks to be any better. The artificial sweeteners contained in these have their own host of problems.
3. Drinking soda regularly carries acid into the esophagus which could result in cancer of the esophagus.
1. Bone loss due to the carbonated drink irritating the stomach. To combat this the body produces antacid from the blood which requires calcium. Incidentally this problem applies to any carbonated drink including sparkling water.
2. Regular intake of excessive refined sugar found in most of these drinks can upset insulin balance and lead to diabetes as well as the usual weight gain and associated diseases including high blood pressure, increased cholesterol eventually heart disease. Do not expect diet drinks to be any better. The artificial sweeteners contained in these have their own host of problems.
3. Drinking soda regularly carries acid into the esophagus which could result in cancer of the esophagus.
Cans of fizzy drink are convenient and tasty but they can also be laden with sugars, sweeteners, E numbers and additives which don't do us any good
fizzy drinks Can damage my bones
Carbonated drinks have been linked to weaker bones in several studies. There is some evidence to show that teenage girls who drink carbonated drinks are three times more likely to suffer broken bones than those who avoid them.
fizzy drinks Can give me the 'jitters
A study of more than 46,000 men found those who had two or more cans a day were 85 per cent more likely to get gout compared to those who had one a month or less.
The risk also significantly increased among those who drank five to six a week, according to findings published online by the British Medical Journal.
Gout generally involves very severe attacks of joint pain followed by long periods of remission.
For those keen to look after their health, sugar-free fizzy drinks may seem a wise choice.
But they could actually increase the risk of having a heart attack or stroke
Most cola drinks and some other carbonated drinks contain caffeine as a flavouring. This can cause some people to feel hyper or 'jittery
Regular consumers of carbonated drinks are 85 per cent more likely to develop gout
The risk also significantly increased among those who drank five to six a week, according to findings published online by the British Medical Journal.
Gout generally involves very severe attacks of joint pain followed by long periods of remission.
Drinking five cans a day could result in someone moving from healthy levels into the high blood pressure zone
The 'striking' new findings from a study of over 2,500 people suggest any drink with added sugar or caloric sweeteners adversely affects blood pressure.
High blood pressure is a major risk
factor for heart disease and stroke.
Researchers are not clear about why sugary
drinks appear to push up blood pressure.
But they may raise uric acid which in turn raises blood pressure by reducing the levels of nitric oxide, a chemical that relaxes the lining of the blood vessels.
The link between sugary drinks and higher blood pressure was especially strong in people who consumed a lot of salt as well as sugar.
factor for heart disease and stroke.
Researchers are not clear about why sugary
drinks appear to push up blood pressure.
But they may raise uric acid which in turn raises blood pressure by reducing the levels of nitric oxide, a chemical that relaxes the lining of the blood vessels.
The link between sugary drinks and higher blood pressure was especially strong in people who consumed a lot of salt as well as sugar.
People who have at least two sugary fizzy drinks each week may be putting themselves at risk of deadly pancreatic cancer, scientists say.
A study found that consumer two or more calorific soft drinks a week increases the chances of developing the disease by 87 per cent, compared to people who avoid them.
The scientists who made the discovery are unsure whether fizzy drinks are to blame - or whether people who consume them are more likely to have unhealthy lifestyles that put them at greater risk of cancer.
Some studies, however, have shown that soft drinks trigger a spike in blood sugar which puts the pancreas under extra stress.
Pancreatic cancer is the 11th most common cancer in Britain, but also one of the most deadly forms of the disease. It claims 7,700 lives every year
A study found that consumer two or more calorific soft drinks a week increases the chances of developing the disease by 87 per cent, compared to people who avoid them.
The scientists who made the discovery are unsure whether fizzy drinks are to blame - or whether people who consume them are more likely to have unhealthy lifestyles that put them at greater risk of cancer.
Some studies, however, have shown that soft drinks trigger a spike in blood sugar which puts the pancreas under extra stress.
Pancreatic cancer is the 11th most common cancer in Britain, but also one of the most deadly forms of the disease. It claims 7,700 lives every year
For those keen to look after their health, sugar-free fizzy drinks may seem a wise choice.
But they could actually increase the risk of having a heart attack or stroke
A study of more than 2,500 people found those who had diet drinks every day were 61 per cent more likely to get vascular problems than those who did not have any carbonated drinks.
Dr Sharlin Ahmed, from The Stroke Association, said: ‘According to this study, drinking diet fizzy drinks on a regular basis could pose the same or even higher risk for cardiovascular disease as standard fizzy drinks, providing a word of warning to those who often opt for diet versions in order to be “healthy
