Regular soda contains calories.
Take into consideration a cup of chopped tomatoes has 2.5 grams of fructose while a can of
regular soda contains 23 grams!
A 12 - ounce can of
regular soda contains 33 to 39 grams of sugar, or approximately 8 to 10 teaspoons.
Just one 12 - ounce can of
regular soda contains about 140 calories, all from added sugar.
Not exact matches
«A 20 - ounce of bottle of
regular soda may
contain up to 18 teaspoons of sugar,» Adimoolam said.
Another bonus: Such drinks
contain relatively little sugar and fewer calories than
regular juice, sports drinks or
soda.
Sweetened drinks such as
regular soda, sweetened tea, lemonade and energy drinks
contain extra sugar and calories, but few nutrients.
Diet
soda is often perceived as being «healthier» than
regular soft drinks because it
contains artificial sweeteners in lieu of sugar, and therefore has no calories.
There's nothing healthy about
soda, even if it one day
contains a «safe» form of caramel coloring; drinking
soda (
regular or diet) has been linked to chronic diseases including obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
Still other research revealed that mice eating food laced with the artificial sweetener aspartame (commonly used to sweeten diet
soda) had higher blood sugar levels than mice eating food without it, which suggests it may increase your risk of diabetes and metabolic syndrome.7 Plus, whether diet or
regular, most
soda contains many of the following toxic elements: