The Sugar Content Of Fizzy Drinks – You May Be Surprised!

June 4, 2013 - PRLog -- Everyone knows that fizzy drinks and other soft beverages have high sugar contents, creating health issues that extend well beyond tooth decay. The Health Insurance Group has had a look at the facts, and is here to help you stay in the know about exactly what you are drinking!

Recent studies have attributed over consumption of fizzy drinks to many serious health issues. These studies have often lead to conclusions on the causes of obesity, diabetes and a heightened risk of stroke. Now, a study published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology has concluded that repeated consumption of fizzy drinks can also raise the risk of kidney stones by about 23%.

But surely there can’t be that much sugar in soft drinks to cause this many problems. Well, you may find the truth rather surprising when the listed amounts are properly measured out. If you take sugar cubes and stack them to the same amount as those found in different sized servings of Cola drinks, you will discover that in a 330ml can of Cola there are around 9 cubes of sugar and over 27 in a 1 litre bottle!

These measures give us a much clearer impression of the sugar that popular drinks contain, whilst the sugar is diluted by the liquid in the drinks, consuming over 10 cubes worth of sugar in single sitting will never be beneficial to your health. Watching your diet is always a good way to prevent health issues in future, and The Health Insurance Group’s experts work hard to deliver preventative advice to their customers.

Recently, The Health Insurance Group also signed up to the Department Of Health’s Responsibility Deal (http://www.healthinsurancegroup.co.uk/responsibilitydeal), confirming their commitment to the health and wellbeing of their staff and customers through a number of different pledges. One of these was concerned healthy eating, helping to advise those that work at The Health Insurance Group on maintaining a good and balanced diet.

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