A
recent study by Harvard researchers has linked the sugary
drinks to 180,000 deaths a year worldwide, 25,000 in the United
States alone. Nevertheless, the American Beverage Association
criticized this study calling it “sensational”.
Is this sensational or concealed truth? You decide, we report.
Surprisingly, this news comes closer
to the Supreme Court quashing on New York mayor Michael Bloomberg's
ban on large-sized sugar-sweetened beverages. According to
the data released by the Mayor Bloomberg’s office, 9
out of the top 10 neighborhoods which had highest sugary-drink
consumers had the highest obesity rates.
Center for Science in the Public
Interest says that “sugary drinks are the single biggest
source of calories in the American diet, providing more than
7 percent of daily calories on average.” According to
statistics, both consumption of sugary beverages as well as
obesity rate has doubled since the 1970s. Kelly Brownell,
a professor of psychology and epidemiology at the department
of health at Yale University says that liquid calories are
not registered in our brain like other food calories and it
is very obvious that bigger sodas mean bigger calorie-intake.
Michael Jacobson, Executive director
of Center for Science in the Public Interest supports the
ban saying this is an initiative for modest soda consumption
and to keep down the obesity rate. However, David Just, a
professor of behavioral economics at Cornell University in
Ithaca, N.Y., feels people may substitute sodas with other
sugary items or may continue to drink sodas as usual even
if is banned.
Meanwhile Mississippi Governor
Phil Bryant states that government cannot regulate citizens
dietary decisions.
While this research and debate
is still hot, it is alluding to the fact that sugary beverages
are calorie-loaded and are linked to obesity and obesity related
diseases and deaths. So, why not be on the safer side, just
cut down sugary-drinks and shed a few pounds?
Watch the informational Video: Expert opinion on Harvard research: Good habits start young!
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