How and why are carbonated soft drinks, even without sugar or calories (like Dr. Pepper Zero), still considered ‘bad’ for your health?
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There are a couple of reasons . I will try to explain In very simple terms..
Reason 1 : There are a lot of micro-organisms living in the gut which perform a tonne of operations.. any food that destroys good gut bacteria and promotes bad gut bacteria are harmful to health. So, food with less fibre, more sugar, ultra processed ingredients, artificial sweeteners, some medications destroy the gut bacteria health and hence should not be consumed
Reason 2: Brain works exactly in the same fashion when you eat real sugar or artificial sugars. It does not get input from stomach. It gets inputs from tongue and taste buds. So as soon as you eat some thing sweet in taste (even though artificial sweeteners) , our body will still prepare as if it is sugar foods. But the problem is – there is no real sugar, so no calories, so in turn it makes you feel more and more hungry and you tend to eat more food in other parts of the day
Also, many studies indicate artificial sweeteners are not good for liver and colon health.
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