Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – “Have a glass of soft drink”. This can be a familiar phrase to many people when someone complains of digestive problems. But how good is this advice?
It may be a phrase that we have heard a lot, whether at a meal with friends or during family reunions, but it is not true.
Through his official Twitter account, the Saudi Ministry of Health’s main health awareness platform, “Live Well,” confirmed that soft drinks do not aid digestion, but rather contain huge amounts of sugar and harmful acids.
Eliminating soft drinks from your diet is a quick way to improve your health and lose weight.
And if you only consume sodas a few times a month, you don’t need to worry.
But if you drink more than one can a day, it is likely to put you at risk for developing health conditions including obesity, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes.
And diet sodas aren’t a healthy alternative, as drinking only one can per day has been linked to an increased risk of stroke and dementia.
And if it’s hard for you to cut down on soft drinks, you can satisfy your sugar cravings with naturally sweet foods like fruit, which contain health-promoting vitamins.
Also, be sure to bring a bottle of water with you or put it near your desk.
This way you will have water on hand and may prevent you from consuming sugary drinks.
