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I don't drink, smoke nor do any type drugs (caffeine exempted). I am addicted to soda! I have gotten better but for a good 12 years I bet I drank 1.5 gallons of

by baldfat 11y ago

I don't drink, smoke nor do any type drugs (caffeine exempted). I am addicted to soda! I have gotten better but for a good 12 years I bet I drank 1.5 gallons of soda a day. I am down to 1 gallon a week or less. Hard to beat this consumption of sugar.

noondip 11y ago
Try substituting sugary drinks with a serving or several of whole fruit.
sjwright 11y ago
One idea is to unceremoniously slam down a glass of water before you drink the sugary drink. Don't use sugar water to quench a thirst.
- baldfat 11y ago
  I drink 32 oz of water in the morning and 40 oz of tea before lunch.
odiroot 11y ago
Why not drink diet/zero versions of your soda then?
- noondip 11y ago
  One good reason to avoid "diet" soda is they contain artificial sweeteners, such as aspartame, which encourage sugar craving and sugar dependence - the opposite effect desired by the parent. Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892765/pdf/yjbm_83_2_101.pdf http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892765/pdf/yjbm...
  - odiroot 11y ago
    It's still better than drinking the "normal" versions.
    - baldfat 11y ago
      Well "Science" says differently. I was drinking diet soda instead and my Doctor told me to just go back to soda and cut back (I did by like 90% but that 10% is still to high): > Conclusion :These results suggest that diet soda has adverse effect on the cerebellum of adult female albino Wistar rats. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3824455/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3824455/ It actually is the de-sweetening not the abstinence of sugar: > In light of these findings, a similar approach might be used to reduce sugar intake. Unsweetening the world’s diet [15] may be the key to reversing the obesity epidemic. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892765/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892765/ Their experiments showed that artificial sweeteners can alter the mix of bacteria in the guts of mice and people in a way that can lead some to become glucose intolerant. http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/09/17/349270927/diet-soda-may-alter-our-gut-microbes-and-the-risk-of-diabetes http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/09/17/349270927/die...

by baldfat 11y ago

noondip 11y ago

Try substituting sugary drinks with a serving or several of whole fruit.

sjwright 11y ago

One idea is to unceremoniously slam down a glass of water before you drink the sugary drink. Don't use sugar water to quench a thirst.

baldfat 11y ago
I drink 32 oz of water in the morning and 40 oz of tea before lunch.

odiroot 11y ago

Why not drink diet/zero versions of your soda then?

noondip 11y ago
One good reason to avoid "diet" soda is they contain artificial sweeteners, such as aspartame, which encourage sugar craving and sugar dependence - the opposite effect desired by the parent. Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892765/pdf/yjbm_83_2_101.pdf http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892765/pdf/yjbm...
- odiroot 11y ago
  It's still better than drinking the "normal" versions.
  - baldfat 11y ago
    Well "Science" says differently. I was drinking diet soda instead and my Doctor told me to just go back to soda and cut back (I did by like 90% but that 10% is still to high): > Conclusion :These results suggest that diet soda has adverse effect on the cerebellum of adult female albino Wistar rats. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3824455/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3824455/ It actually is the de-sweetening not the abstinence of sugar: > In light of these findings, a similar approach might be used to reduce sugar intake. Unsweetening the world’s diet [15] may be the key to reversing the obesity epidemic. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892765/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892765/ Their experiments showed that artificial sweeteners can alter the mix of bacteria in the guts of mice and people in a way that can lead some to become glucose intolerant. http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/09/17/349270927/diet-soda-may-alter-our-gut-microbes-and-the-risk-of-diabetes http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/09/17/349270927/die...