Re: Soda a Day Boosts Weight Gain, Risk of Diabetes

From: severesocialanxiety (samappliance_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/29/04


Date: 28 Aug 2004 22:36:26 -0700

fresh~horses@despammed.com (fresh~horses) wrote in message news:<abf8de5b.0408251404.2c6ed16e@posting.google.com>...
> "Bill" <xxx@yy.zz> wrote in message news:<%i5Xc.3225$kv1.885@newssvr31.news.prodigy.com>...
> > <fresh~horses@despammed.com> wrote in message
> > news:cgh66m$j8@odak26.prod.google.com...
> > >
> > > tcomeau wrote:
> > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29434-2004Aug24.html
> > > >
> > > > A Regular Soda a Day Boosts Weight Gain
> > > > Non-Diet Drinks Also Increase Risk of Diabetes, Study Shows
> > > >
> > > > By Rob Stein
> > > > Washington Post Staff Writer
> > > > Wednesday, August 25, 2004; Page A01
> > > >
> > > > Women who drink non-diet soda or fruit punch every day gain weight
> > > > quickly and face a sharply elevated risk of diabetes, according to a
> > > > major study released yesterday.
> > > >
> > > > The study of more than 50,000 U.S. nurses found that those who drank
> > > > just one serving of soda or fruit punch a day tended to gain much
> more
> > > > weight than those who drank less than one a month, and had more than
> > > > an 80 percent increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, the most
> > > > common form of the disease. The risk pertained to drinks sweetened
> > > > with either sugar or high-fructose corn syrup.
> > > >> This is what I've been saying in sci.med.nutrition for going on four
> > > > years now.
> > > >
> > > > Apologies and retractions will now be graciously accepted
> > > >
> > > > TC
> > >
> > >
> > > Carbonated beverages also deplete the body of calcium.
> > >
> > > Zee
> > >
> >
> > I found this interesting from something called NNFA
> >
> > "High-protein (specifically animal protein) can increase calcium excretion
> > (for every 50 gm incremental increase in dietary protein, 60 mg of calcium is
> > excreted in the urine). In addition, high caffeine intake, high phosphoric
> > acid intake (e.g., carbonated soft drinks containing phosphoric acid), or
> > high-sodium diets can increase calcium excretion"
> >
> > So, if you eat a lot of cold cuts and wash it down with caffinated soda you
> > will trun into a jelly fish. :)
> >
> > Bill
>
>
> I wonder if this nutritional advice applies to all. Are there not
> people who need lots of sugar and caffeine? (Please...).
>
> Zee

I think caffeine is good because it helps you study or any mental
activity. Our brains are very lazy. I only use it for exams.



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