Soft Drinks: Public Enemy No.1 In Obesity Fight?

[Black]

For the final two weeks of the study, volunteers drank three of the sweet concoctions daily -- about 500 calories of added sugar, or 25% of all calories for the adult women in the study. Within just two weeks, their blood chemistry was out of whack. In one striking change, the volunteers had elevated levels of LDL cholesterol, a risk factor for heart disease.

While force-feeding junk food may sound extreme, this controlled diet is not so far from the real world. A 20-ounce regular soda contains 227 calories, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). That single drink is more than 10% of the total calories an adult woman needs to maintain a healthy weight, according to USDA diet guidelines. Meanwhile, about 1 in 4 Americans gets at least 200 calories a day from sugary drinks. These numbers, along with work like Stanhope's, gives ammunition to doctors and public health officials who say soda should be treated as public health enemy No. 1.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/27/health/soda-obesity/index.html?iref=allsearch

I know everyone knows soft drinks are awful for you, but the cholesterol information is astonishing. A product containing no cholesterol somehow affects your cholesterol so negatively

[Guest]

I saw a similar study on a 60 minutes story about sugar. The lead doctor in the story proposed that we limit our processed sugar intake to 150 grams a day. He called it a toxin.

[bigjohn]

I only drink diet sodas. Why am I still a fatass?

[Black]

I only drink diet sodas. Why am I still a fatass?

Because diet soda really isn't that much better for you. Still loaded with chemicals, and sweeteners.

[mmmbeans]

because those chemicals f*ck your metabolism up badly.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/05/health/nutrition/05symp.html

[fitty76]

Why waste 100 calories on a Coke? I'd rather save those calories on Beer.

[Donald LaFell]

dr. pepper is so damn good

[jasonluckydog]

Pepsi Next only has 60 calories and taste great! Regular Pepsi has over 200 calories a can

[CarolinaNCSU]

Well, I probably should cut down on the 6 or so Diet Sodas I drink a day.

[Ruff]

I cut out sodas and went to a mix of Gatorade and water. In six months, I've lost over 35 pounds.

[NCstoner420]

I cut out sodas and went to a mix of Gatorade and water. In six months, I've lost over 35 pounds.

Gatorade is full of sugar too but cutting it with water does help. I only drink water and tea that I make at home.

[pOpCoRnPoPpEr]

I drink a ton of soda, more than beer..And i drink a lot of beer. Wish i could gain a few pounds.

[Niner National]

I drink a ton of soda, more than beer..And i drink a lot of beer. Wish i could gain a few pounds.

same here.

[Black]

Yeah, I've cut out a lot over the last few years.

Pretty much just water, unsweetened green tea, and black coffee.

No soda, no diet soda, no alcohol.