Thinking of dropping refined sugars?

[Pierce Manhammer]

Now you have all the reason in the world to:

Sweetened drinks linked to atrial fibrillation risk

Adults who reported drinking two liters (about 67 ounces) or more of sugar- or artificially sweetened drinks per week had a higher risk of an irregular heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation than adults who drank fewer such beverages, according to new research published today in Circulation...

medicalxpress.com

 

[BackInTheGame78]

Interestingly enough diet drinks had an ever higher risk than sugar tho...

Typically don't eat anything with refined sugars or HFCS in my normal diet outside cheat days or possibly a little in the dark chocolate, although I have reduced my consumption of that to a few squares a week now and use baking chocolate instead mixed in with things.

 

[EyeBRollin]

Interestingly enough diet drinks had an ever higher risk than sugar tho...

No they don’t. Diet drinks, while not ideal, are certainly “less bad” metabolically than surgery drinks.

 

[BackInTheGame78]

No they don’t. Diet drinks, while not ideal, are certainly “less bad” metabolically than surgery drinks.

Yes they did...increased AFib risk for diet drinks was 20% versus sugary drinks which was 10%.

Did you even bother reading the study or just go on with your rambling on what you think should be the case as usual?

What Is Atrial Fibrillation?

Atrial fibrillation is a common heart condition that causes irregular heartbeats. Learn about its causes, symptoms, and treatment options in this comprehensive guide.

www.webmd.com

 

[EyeBRollin]

Yes they did...increased AFib risk for diet drinks was 20% versus sugary drinks which was 10%.

Did you even bother reading the study or just go on with your rambling on what you think should be the case as usual?

What Is Atrial Fibrillation?

Atrial fibrillation is a common heart condition that causes irregular heartbeats. Learn about its causes, symptoms, and treatment options in this comprehensive guide.

www.webmd.com

The study itself is sketchy, and merely cites an association. It is not proving any kind of causality. By their own admission:

"Our study's findings cannot definitively conclude that one beverage poses more health risk than another due to the complexity of our diets and because some people may drink more than one type of beverage,"

You tend to be contrarian on these topics, despite established conventions. Sweetened drinks are bad across the board. If one must drink them, you’re better off with the 0 calorie artificial sweeter than taking the sugar. This is treating diabetes 101.

 

[eli77]

What should you use as a sweetner

 

[EyeBRollin]

What should you use as a sweetner

Raw fruit that is not juiced. Honey in very limited amounts. Or optimally, ween your taste buds of sweet entirely. The occasional sweet is fine.

 

[BackInTheGame78]

Raw fruit that is not juiced. Honey in very limited amounts. Or optimally, ween your taste buds of sweet entirely. The occasional sweet is fine.

Honey is likely the healthiest sweetener there is in large part to the type of sugar, Trehalose and it's ability to help lower blood sugar relative to other carbs.

The effects of oral trehalose on glycaemia, inflammation, and quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Introduction: Trehalose is a naturally occurring disaccharide of 2 glucose molecules, which has been suggested as a potential therapeutic agent to reduce blood glucose and ameliorate diabetes-related complications in type 2 diabetes (T2D). This study aimed to determine the efficacy of...

www.archivesofmedicalscience.com

 

[BillyPilgrim]

What should you use as a sweetner

Stevia is my go-to

 

[Kotaix]

What should you use as a sweetner

You can also try allulose or monkfruit.

 

[zekko]

Stevia is my go-to

That's what I've been using. Not saying it's the thing to do, but I've got to have some in my coffee.

 

[taiyuu_otoko]

why you pvssies need sweeteners?

fvq is wrong with you...

 

[BackInTheGame78]

The study itself is sketchy, and merely cites an association. It is not proving any kind of causality. By their own admission:



You tend to be contrarian on these topics, despite established conventions. Sweetened drinks are bad across the board. If one must drink them, you’re better off with the 0 calorie artificial sweeter than taking the sugar. This is treating diabetes 101.

There is too much smoke around diet soda as study after study shows negative effects and extremely wide ranging ones at that. Not just one or two different areas like 7 or 8...

They significantly disrupt the gut microbiome which is a major cause of metabolic syndrome and it substantially increase blood sugar levels as well, regardless of the sugar content...what does this tell us? That sugar is NOT the only thing that causes insulin spikes. We already know this as whey protein has a similar insulin spiking effect.

Diet drinks may affect blood sugar levels, insulin resistance and gut microbiome

‘Full fat’ sugary drinks such as colas increase the risk of obesity and are generally off-limits for diabetics.

www.news-medical.net