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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Sugary drinks can cause weight gain and long-term health problems if drunk regularly for as little as a month, according to scientists.
Too much fizzy pop or sweetened fruit juice alters the body?s metabolism, so that the muscles use sugar for energy, instead of burning fat, a study found.
The effect is long-term, making the pounds harder to shift and raising blood sugar levels, which increases the risk of conditions such as type 2 diabetes, it was claimed.
Dr Hans-Peter Kubis, who led the research at Bangor University, said: ?Our results give a stark warning against regularly drinking sugar-sweetened drinks.?
He added: ?Not only can regular sugar intake acutely change our body metabolism; in fact it seems that our muscles are able to sense the sugars and make our metabolism more inefficient, not only in the present but in the future as well.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...nth-can-lead-to-lifelong-health-problems.html
Too much fizzy pop or sweetened fruit juice alters the body?s metabolism, so that the muscles use sugar for energy, instead of burning fat, a study found.
The effect is long-term, making the pounds harder to shift and raising blood sugar levels, which increases the risk of conditions such as type 2 diabetes, it was claimed.
Dr Hans-Peter Kubis, who led the research at Bangor University, said: ?Our results give a stark warning against regularly drinking sugar-sweetened drinks.?
He added: ?Not only can regular sugar intake acutely change our body metabolism; in fact it seems that our muscles are able to sense the sugars and make our metabolism more inefficient, not only in the present but in the future as well.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...nth-can-lead-to-lifelong-health-problems.html
