Disadvantages of drinking Coke Yoyo Resource Network (How harmful is long-term drinking of Coke?)
Summer is here, what can’t be solved by a cup of happy fat house water? If you can’t do it, then two glasses!
Coke with ice seems to be a great summer treat! Generally, many people think that cola is an unhealthy drink and should be consumed less.
In fact, everyone has some doubts about drinks like cola, such as why is cola so addictive? Is it harmful to drink too much? Are diet drinks better than regular sugary drinks? Is your health suitable for drinking?
What are the harms of drinking Coke for a long time?
Even if you can’t stop, coke can’t be drunk as water.
Coke has a high sugar content, which is equivalent to pure energy food in terms of nutritional value. Drinking cola for a long time, without the habit of exercising or exercising, is more likely to bring the risk of overweight or obesity, and then it may promote the occurrence of some metabolic diseases, such as diabetes.
In addition, the pH value of cola is relatively low, which is a highly acidic beverage. However, the critical pH at which our tooth enamel (the hardest layer on the tooth surface) demineralizes is around 5.5.
Drinking cola for a long time can easily lower the pH value in our mouth and lead to demineralization of tooth enamel. In the long run, it may even affect the smoothness of the tooth surface, increase the risk of food residue adhesion, and lead to diseases such as dental caries.
In addition, drinking too much cola or drinking for a long time may damage the gastric mucosa, and the decomposed carbon dioxide may also cause symptoms such as abdominal distension and acid reflux.
So cola can be drunk in moderation, but it is not suitable for long-term or large-scale drinking.
Are sugar-free drinks healthier?
Sugar-free drinks such as cola will use sweeteners instead of sugar to maintain the taste, such as aspartame and AK sugar (acesulfame potassium).
The sweetness of food is generally evaluated by sucrose, and the sweetness of sweeteners is about tens to thousands of times that of sucrose, so only a little sweetener is needed to produce the same ideal taste.
And generally using multiple sweeteners at the same time can also produce a synergistic effect, achieving the effect of 1+1 > 2.
From a nutritional and safety point of view, sugar-free drinks that replace sugar with sweeteners provide almost no nutrition and are safe to drink in moderation.
However, considering that sweeteners can often stimulate our brains to produce some excitement, such as increasing appetite. , Excessive drinking or long-term drinking may increase our intake of other foods, resulting in unbalanced and excessive energy intake, which will accumulate in the body and turn into fat.
So sugar-free drinks should also be consumed in moderation.