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Soft drinks make it harder to lose weight:
Study
Sunday July 22, 2012 06:00:19 PM, IANS
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London: Avoid soft
drinks, as they could alter the way your body burns fuel and make
it harder still to lose weight, says a study.
"This study proves our concerns over sugary drinks have been
correct. Not only can regular sugar intake acutely change our body
metabolism," said Hans-Peter Kubis of Britain's Bangor University,
who led the research.
"In fact, it seems that our muscles are able to sense the sugars
and make our metabolism more inefficient, not only in the present
but in the future as well," Kubis added.
The researcher warned that soft drinks can compromise long-term
health and advised people to substitute it with plain water
instead.
His researchers also showed that isolated muscle cells identify
and respond to the sugary diet, and switch how they use the fuel.
"Together with our findings about how drinking soft drinks dulls
the perception of sweetness, our new results give a stark warning
against regularly drinking sugar sweetened drinks," added Kubis.
The move to an inefficient metabolism was seen in male and female
participants who were lightly active, and drinking soft drinks for
just four weeks, according to the Daily Mail.
These factors show that regular use of sugar sweetened soft drinks
drives alterations in muscles similar to those found in people
with obesity problems and type 2 diabetes.
"What is clear is our body adjusts to regular soft drink
consumption and prepares itself for the future diet by changing
muscle metabolism via altered gene activity - encouraging
unhealthy adaptations similar to those seen in people with obesity
problems and type 2 diabetes.
"Together with our findings about how drinking soft drinks dulls
the perception of sweetness, our new results give a stark warning
against regularly drinking sugar sweetened drinks," Kubis said.
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