{"id":774,"date":"2010-12-01T20:08:40","date_gmt":"2010-12-01T20:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/12\/sodas-sugar-and-you.html"},"modified":"2010-12-01T20:08:40","modified_gmt":"2010-12-01T20:08:40","slug":"sodas-sugar-and-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/12\/sodas-sugar-and-you.html","title":{"rendered":"Sodas, Sugar, and You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><title><\/title><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_0686.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/79\/import\/IMG_0686.jpg\" width=\"478\" height=\"640\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"float: left;margin: 0 20px 20px 0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">I was riding on the subway in New York City recently, and saw this ad.&nbsp; It&#8217;s from the New York City Department of Health, and about how much sugar is hidden in sodas.&nbsp; Look closely at the ad.&nbsp; It is called the &#8220;Pouring on the Pounds&#8221; campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Yes, it&#8217;s true, there really are 26 packs (teaspoons) in a big soda.&nbsp; Would you put that many teaspoons in a cup of tea or coffee?&nbsp; Probably not.&nbsp; But that&#8217;s what you (and your family) are consuming every time you drink one of those.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Sodas should be illegal.&nbsp; We cannot, however, legislate health, though, can we?&nbsp; Cigarettes are still legal, although proven carcinogenic for decades now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It&#8217;s proven that those amounts of sugar in sodas are a leading cause of diabetes, obesity, and heart disease.&nbsp; They&#8217;re not likely to be made illegal soon, if ever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Look even closer &#8211; the soda is turning to globs of fat as it&#8217;s poured into the drink. Keep this in mind!&nbsp; Remember this striking image when you next drink a soda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Instead:&nbsp; drink \u00bd cup of fruit juice (pure juice, not &#8220;beverage&#8221; or &#8220;juice cocktail&#8221;) mixed with a glass of plain seltzer (not club soda, which contains a lot of salt).&nbsp; It tastes better, and is better.&nbsp; Also, if available, pick a natural fruit soda, or one with a light infusion of fruit flavor, instead of a killer soda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was riding on the subway in New York City recently, and saw this ad.&nbsp; It&#8217;s from the New York City Department of Health, and about how much sugar is hidden in sodas.&nbsp; Look closely at the ad.&nbsp; It is called the &#8220;Pouring on the Pounds&#8221; campaign. 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