Take A Sip to Death

A Sip is not Bad but Don’t Slip Away Altogether

Fizzy drinks, mocktails, cocktails and every other sugary beverage were mostly a man’s favorite sometime back. These days, there are more and more women getting a taste of these, feeling elated being on par and reaping the effects of such actions. Sugary beverages are like magic potions-they attract even our little ones tremendously. They have a rock-solid market, fan-following and with peak summer soon approaching these beverages would be ruling our lives for the next three months or so. Your favorite cricketer or actress might be the brand ambassador for your favorite soft drink but how many times do you think they drink it? Maybe you are also never going to drink these and other sugary beverages after reading below.

Sugary Beverages Have a Greater Impact on a Woman’s Lifespan
None is unaware of the presence of poisonous white sugar in many of our beverages and energy drinks and well, it might be slow poison after all as frequently consuming sugary drinks such as sodas, juices or energy drinks is linked to an increased risk of premature death from cardiovascular disease and cancer too. Reduce your consumption of sugary drinks and reduce your risk of death.

A new research conducted by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health shows that drinking more than two sugary beverages in a day impacts health, longevity and wellness. This was a long-term study that followed more than 80,000 women and 37,000 men for almost 30 years questioning them on their diet and lifestyle every four years. Results showed that compared to those who had one sugary beverage a month those who consumed two drinks every day were at an:

• Increased risk of premature death due to cardiovascular disease by 31% and cancer by 18% 
• Increased risk of premature death by 63% in women and 29% in men
• Women who drank between 2 and 6 sugary drinks during the study tenure were at a 6% increased risk of death during the study period comparatively
  
  

The researchers also analyzed the effect of artificially sweetened beverages when they were substituted for sugary drinks. While substituting one sugary drink with one artificially sweetened beverage lowered the risk of premature death, consuming four or more of artificially sweetened beverages will increase the risk of premature death in the case of women. The effect was entirely different in the case of men. We’ve seen studies showing associations between sugary drinks consumption and weight gain, diabetes, heart disease and stroke but this remains the first to find a link between sugary drink consumption and death.

Yet another study too showed that consuming more than one sugary drink every day increased the risk of stroke, heart attack and premature death in women above 50 years of age. Though both the studies imply the same effect researchers are still unsure of the exact association between drinking artificial beverages and the risk of premature death.

The only solution here to prevent any sort of mishaps in the first place is to choose water over any beverage. It’s simple and straightforward with zero calories. Cut down on sugary drinks, the so-called energy drinks and juices that add nothing but sugar to your body. Its not only the calories that are accumulated with each drink that you consume but also the amount of risk that is posed to your health that increases multi-folds.

• Feeling thirsty? Go for a juicy slice of water melon
• Feeling dehydrated? Drink some tender coconut juice
• Feeling bored? Prepare fruit-infused water and drink it. There are hundreds of infusion options available and for a list of them please visit www.firsteatright.com.
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The chance is in your hand to use it well or lose it altogether. Women, as they are affected to a greater degree due to the consumption of sugary drinks must stay extra cautious to safeguard their health. Perhaps, staying away is better than staying sorry later.