Negative Effects of Sugary Beverages It is summertime, one of the hottest days of the season and it is like a sauna outside due to the humidity. In the refrigerator a nice cold Pepsi is just waiting to be popped open and poured into a glass of ice. The fizzy drink is simply waiting to be consumed! Wipe the sweat from the brow, sit back and unwind while savoring the cold beverage. Countless amounts of people do not realize what these sugary beverages do to our body. These sugary beverages are: soda, diet soda, energy drinks and juice boxes just to name a few. Sugary beverages are a main reason for tooth decay, diabetes and weight gain even when consumed in small daily amounts.
Research shows that sugary beverages lead to tooth decay. It is widely known that a beverage such …show more content…
Type 2 diabetes has been shown to be closely associated with frequent consumption of soda or sugary beverages. There has been a substantial increase in drinking of sugary beverages, in particular soda, in the United States for the last two decades. Parents tend to give their toddlers or older children juice boxes and not realize the ingredients may be harmful to them and can cause them damage later in life. Eleven studies, with over 300,000 participants, from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) found that the chances of developing type 2 diabetes increases by 15% as a result of drinking just one serving of a sugary drink a day (Harvard para 5). Furthermore, one of the HSPH 's researchers mentioned that soda consumption and the risk of diabetes have a relationship of cause and effect when you consider a similar relationship is forged between sugary beverages and weight gain and the fact that type 2 diabetes is often related to weight gain (Harvard para 6). Should be noted that numerous people with diabetes are not necessarily overweight, just that sugary drinks undeniably can lead to weight
Research shows that sugary beverages lead to tooth decay. It is widely known that a beverage such …show more content…
Type 2 diabetes has been shown to be closely associated with frequent consumption of soda or sugary beverages. There has been a substantial increase in drinking of sugary beverages, in particular soda, in the United States for the last two decades. Parents tend to give their toddlers or older children juice boxes and not realize the ingredients may be harmful to them and can cause them damage later in life. Eleven studies, with over 300,000 participants, from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) found that the chances of developing type 2 diabetes increases by 15% as a result of drinking just one serving of a sugary drink a day (Harvard para 5). Furthermore, one of the HSPH 's researchers mentioned that soda consumption and the risk of diabetes have a relationship of cause and effect when you consider a similar relationship is forged between sugary beverages and weight gain and the fact that type 2 diabetes is often related to weight gain (Harvard para 6). Should be noted that numerous people with diabetes are not necessarily overweight, just that sugary drinks undeniably can lead to weight