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A recent research article from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics decided to do a cross-sectional analysis of 4,880 children between the ages of 3 to 11 evaluating the relationship between sugar-sweetened beverage intake and cardiometabolic markers in young children.
Cardiometabolic markers that were included: blood total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglyceride, C-Reative Protein concentrations (which is a marker indicating any inflammation within the blood), waist circumference and BMI (height to weight ratio).
Children consume a total of 175kcal/day from just sweetened beverages.
The conclusions led to believe that the consumption of sweetened beverages was positively associated with decreased HDL cholesterol, increased C-Reative Protein concentrations and increased waist circumference in children ages 3 to 11.
This is not only prevalent in just children but on all age groups.
It's not horrible to have a soda here and there but if it's your only source for replenishing your body with fluids try to ween yourself off the soda & replace it with an 8oz (2 cups) glass of water. Your body is approximately 50-70% of your total body weight and the most abundant molecule within the body. You need water not only to quench your thirst but also it is the "key" to start the many chemical reactions in your body. To name one: is in metabolism where water is used to break down food to eventually produce energy. So grab a bottle and I dare you to try and fill your water bottle 3x's a day with some of that H20 :)
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"The Relationships between Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake and Cardiometabolic Markers in Young Children"
Source: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. February 2013
Ethan C. Kosova, MD, MPH; Peggy Auinger, MS; Andrew A.Bremer, MD, PhD
Source: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. February 2013
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