I know this sounds like an odd statement, however the fact is that most commercially available drinks are loaded with Sugar. To make matters worse is that these drinks may be sweetened with high fructose corn syrup.
It is no secret, however it's not a well known fact that high fructose corn syrup is really bad for you! As a matter of fact it's known to have the same effect on your body as alcohol except for the loss of motor control and the inebriated state.
That is not way I'm stating that you should drink only water. The reason I make this statement is that everything around us now has sugar in it. It's absolutely ridiculous how hard it is to escape sugar whether it is in the form of brown sugar, honey, HFCS or any other artificial sweetener. Sweeteners in any form are bad for you, artificial sweeteners have their own issues.
Recently I gave up drinking all soda's, juices and sports drinks and oddly enough, I'm reducing weight without even trying!
The idea is not to give up everything sweet or everything with sugar or caffeine but in fact to reduce the number of manufactured items we are consuming. It's shocking when you think about the number of foods and drinks we consume without even knowing whats in them! Think about it, what is Pepsi or Coke made of? What about Gatorade? Do you know exactly? Can you buy the ingredients to make these things at home?
Reduce the number of processed or manufactured foods you consume, you may find that you are getting health benefits without sacrificing foods or even eating less. I've noticed that with a lot of these chemicals out of my system I feel hungry less often and I feel full faster when eating. For my money, ground up beef in restaurants, frozen dinners, frozen prepared foods, all these things are processed to a degree that most of us cannot even imagine. They contain sweeteners, salts, preservatives all of which are vastly unnecessary however help prolong the shelf life of a product. Avoid these foods as best you can.
If you have an hour and a half to invest in your health, watch Sugar: The Bitter Truth on YouTube which will justify most of the statements I have made here with science.
