2024-03-29 04:00:00
Drinking sugary drinks can make people gain weight, cause high blood sugar, cause chronic inflammation, and increase the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. So is it okay to replace sugary drinks with sugar-free drinks? New research has found that if you like to drink sugar-substitute drinks, even without adding additional sucrose, you may still be “sad”, increase the risk of arrhythmia, and in the worst case, may also affect stroke mortality!
Study: Drinking sugary drinks may increase the risk of atrial fibrillation (arrhythmia) by 20%
A study published in the journal Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology tracked the data of approximately 202,000 people in the UK Biobank for 10 years. The results of the study found:
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Compared with people who do not drink sugar-sweetened beverages, people who drink more than 2,000c.c. of sugar-substituted beverages (referring to added sucralose, aspartame, etc.) per week have a 20% increased risk of atrial fibrillation.
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Compared with people who do not drink sugary drinks, people who drink more than 2,000 c.c. of sugary drinks (referring to added fructose, sucrose, etc.) per week have a 10% increased risk of atrial fibrillation.
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People who drank no more than 1,000 c.c. of juice per week had an 8% lower risk of atrial fibrillation.
In other words, drinking sugary drinks or sugar substitute drinks may cause harm to cardiovascular health. Taking the commercially available hand cup of about 700 c.c. as an example, the drinking volume studied in this study is about three or more large drinks per week. However, this study is an observational study. It only finds that drinking sugar substitute drinks is related to atrial fibrillation, but it does not mean that sugar substitutes will definitely cause atrial fibrillation. Study author Wang Ningjian, a professor at the Ninth Renmin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, reminded that due to the complexity of people’s diets, some people are likely to drink more than one type of beverage. The study results cannot clearly indicate that one type of beverage is definitely better than another. Drinks are even more unhealthy.
Henri Roukoz, a cardiologist at the University of Minnesota medical school in the United States, pointed out that people who drink sugar-substitute drinks are likely to be obese and diabetic, and these are factors that cause atrial fibrillation. In addition, people who like to drink sugar-substitute drinks are likely to have a less healthy diet and eat more, while people who drink less drinks may tend to pay more attention to their dietary health and have fewer heart-related problems.
However, based on these findings, it is still recommended that the public avoid sugary drinks and sugar substitute drinks as much as possible, and should not think that drinking calorie-free sugar substitute drinks is healthy and may have potential risks.
“Sugar substitutes” are commonly found in beverages, chewing gum, and coffee! 5 possible negative effects
Nutritionist He Yilin once explained on Facebook that common sugar substitutes such as aspartame, sucralose, stevia, and erythritol are often found in zero-calorie cola, sugar-free drinks, chewing gum, jam, preserves, and egg whites. Powder and baked snacks. Although these sugar substitutes have almost no calories, they may cause 5 negative effects on the human body in the long run!
Dependence on sweetness: making it difficult to give up sweets.
Affects appetite: If people who are taking sugar substitutes find that they cannot control their appetite, they can try to reduce the amount of sugar substitutes.
Change intestinal flora: Animal experiments have found that sugar substitutes can change or even kill intestinal good bacteria. Intestinal flora is not only related to digestion and defecation. When the intestinal flora is not good, it can also lead to various problems such as blood sugar, appetite, and obesity.
People with sensitive gastrointestinal tracts may cause diarrhea: especially sugar substitutes such as sugar alcohols will cause the osmotic pressure difference in the intestine to be too large, leading to diarrhea.
Affects thyroid function: Animal experiments have found that sugar substitutes may promote excessive secretion of thyroid stimulating hormone, or interfere with thyroxine, causing antibody proliferation and increasing the risk of autoimmune thyroid disease.
However, nutritionist He Yilin also said that in fact, there is currently no very precise research on the harmful effects of sweeteners on the body. The maximum intake of human body tested by animal experiments is basically a dose that is impossible to achieve with a normal diet. Normal Don’t worry too much about eating it. Nutritionist Xiao Weilin (Cup Lid Nutritionist) believes that instead of worrying about the pros and cons of sugar substitutes, you might as well choose more “prototype foods” in your daily diet, reduce your intake of processed foods, and gradually reduce your reliance on sweetness, which will help control your weight. , maintain body shape and health.
When you particularly want to drink a sweet drink, you might as well try dairy products containing natural lactose, or add fresh fruits, red dates, wolfberries and other naturally sweet ingredients to the water, or use peppermint and other spices to increase the aroma of the drink. , distracting the taste buds from their need for sweetness.
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