Al-Marsad Newspaper – Agencies: Dr. Mikhail Ginzburg, a Russian nutritionist, announced that excessive consumption of sweetened drinks leads not only to obesity, but also to high blood pressure, diabetes and even cancer.
The specialist notes in an interview with Radio “Sputnik”, that people consume more fluids in hot weather, and this is completely normal and true. But it would be wrong in this case to drink drinks that contain a high percentage of sugar.
He says, “These drinks contain flavor enhancers and dyes, and these are very harmful products. Because sugar in the liquid state is more harmful than the sugar in a morsel of food that must be chewed. Liquid sugar is quickly absorbed by the body, as its level sometimes rises in the blood and tissues. Of course, the body is not able to react quickly with this “emergency” case of high sugar level, which may lead to poisoning, infections and the binding of sugar molecules to proteins – gluten.”
He adds, it can therefore develop into serious diseases, including cancer.
He says, “Consuming sweetened drinks can lead to obesity and aging diseases. Therefore, people who drink too much of these drinks usually develop diseases such as diabetes, atherosclerosis, high blood pressure and some types of tumors.”
According to him, in order to quench thirst, in hot weather, drink pure water or with the addition of ginger, lemon, etc., but without sugar, instead of various sweetened drinks. Because sugar is a food.