A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that increased soft
drink intake led to individuals having significantly more liver and visceral fat (the fat that surrounds internal organs) and is linked with chronic diseases.
Not exact matches
Because people tend to like sweet foods and
drinks, some argue that they can be easily over-eaten,
leading to excess energy
intake, though consumption of sweet foods and
drinks alone, when all other dietary factors are controlled for, is not associated with weight gain.
«In fact new research shows a tax on soft
drinks can actually
lead to increased caloric (kilojoule)
intake», he said.
Excessive juice
drinking has been known to
lead to malnutrition due to the decreased
intake of essential nutrients and can also interfere with carbohydrate absorption in children.
It was designed as a convenient method for individuals to monitor their alcohol
intake, which could help reduce unsafe
drinking that can
lead to vehicle crashes, violence, and the degeneration of the health of heavy drinkers.
«With this study suggesting that more muscle loss
leads to sarcopenia and other studies suggesting that even one
drink of alcohol may increase the risk of breast cancer, postmenopausal women should limit their alcohol
intake.»
A similar study in 2008 of African American women8 demonstrated higher
intake of both sugar - sweetened soft
drinks and fruit
drinks leads to higher rates of type II diabetes.
If you pack your smoothie with sweet ingredients — ice cream, flavored yogurt, sweetened almond milk, honey or too much frozen fruit — you'll be adding significantly to your daily sugar
intake, which increases the
drink's calorie count and may
lead to blood sugar spikes.
Drinking water before meals may also
lead to reduced calorie
intake, especially for middle - aged and older people (20, 21).
The studies have identified important health risk factors including: persistent organic pollutants consumed through contaminated food may be linked to diabetes; eating meat or eggs before pregnancy may raise gestational diabetes risk; taking in less than a single alcoholic
drink per day may still raise the risk of breast cancer; daily consumption of the amount of cholesterol found in one egg may shorten a woman's lifespan as much as limited smoking; meat
intake may be an infertility risk factor; there's a positive association between teen milk
intake, especially skim milk, and teen acne; and nut consumption does not
lead to expected weight gain.
Alcohol
intake spikes insulin levels (which can
lead to fat storage), and then can quickly drop a person into a hypoglycemic state where they continue to crave sugary
drinks and junk food.
Incomplete PD case ascertainment among heavy coffee drinkers could also
lead to an apparent protective effect of coffee
drinking if heavy coffee
intake were associated with not participating in follow - up examinations.
This is because half of children's sugar
intake, currently around 7 sugar cubes a day, comes from unhealthy snacks and sugary
drinks,
leading to obesity and dental decay.
Being aware of your dog's water
intake is important because
drinking too little water can
lead to dehydration while
drinking too much water can be an indication of organ disease.
We know that access to clean and safe
drinking water can increase water
intake, which benefits overall health.9, 10 We also know that
lead contamination in water has demonstrable impacts on cognitive development, attention and behavior, as well as a variety of impacts on physical health.11