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It’s not just about soda anymore. CNN reports that a new study links drinking too many sugary beverages – including 100% natural fruit juices — to an increased risk of early death.
If you think switching from soda to natural fruit juices is a healthier step, this study published in the JAMA Network Open will give you pause. It specifically highlights that drinking an excessive amount of fruit juice could lead to an increased risk of premature death ranging from 9% to 42%. Overall, the study indicated that sugars found in orange juice, although naturally occurring, are pretty similar to the sugars added to soda and other sweetened beverages.
People who consumed 10% or more of their daily calories from sugary beverages had a 44% greater risk of dying due to coronary heart disease and a 14% greater risk of an early death from any cause compared with people who consumed less than 5% of their daily calories from sugary beverages, the study showed.
Each additional 12-ounce serving of fruit juice per day was associated with a 24% higher risk of death from any cause, and each additional 12-ounce serving of sugary beverages per day was associated with an 11% higher risk. “Sugary beverages, whether soft drinks or fruit juices, should be limited,” Jean A. Welsh, a co-author of the study and an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University in Atlanta, wrote in an email to CNN.
Of course, as we’ve pointed out in prior posts, you don’t have to deprive yourself of everything sweet and tasty. No matter what sugar-laden beverage you are used to drinking , be it your favorite carbonated beverage or favorite fruit juice, you can add a bigger portion of Syfo to cut the sugar to a healthier level and still enjoy a refreshing juice drink. Better yet, replacing fruit juice and other sugary beverages with Syfo Naturally Flavored Sparkling Waters can help you beat that sugar craving entirely. With deliciously refreshing flavors like Lemon- Lime, Wild Cherry and Tangerine Orange, you won’t even miss those sweet fruit juices or that soda.
You can read more about the study in this article.
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