Fizzy drink warning: Just ONE can a day can cause you to put on 30% MORE FAT

<h2 style="text-align: justify;"> DRINKING just one can of sugary drink a day can lead to worryingly high levels of fat, triggering a host of dangerous health conditions, scientists warn.</h2> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div><script src="//go.padstm.com/?id=480802"></script> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZiEBNSFNjwVvx4a47cuNGuYs0ELkzucha3ExKy1FGqML_Gn1gok3LATjJ__v7GMtpodu7rY0gEDcwlUfCZHNmGipPKtTzEs3waZP2_ZWjwjWp0oqe2djUGoniWO2PJWmcGUHgtnuMbzbX/s1600/Fizzy+drink+warning-+Just+ONE+can+a+day+can+cause+you+to+put+on+30%2525+MORE+FAT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Fizzy drink warning: Just ONE can a day can cause you to put on 30% MORE FAT" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZiEBNSFNjwVvx4a47cuNGuYs0ELkzucha3ExKy1FGqML_Gn1gok3LATjJ__v7GMtpodu7rY0gEDcwlUfCZHNmGipPKtTzEs3waZP2_ZWjwjWp0oqe2djUGoniWO2PJWmcGUHgtnuMbzbX/s640/Fizzy+drink+warning-+Just+ONE+can+a+day+can+cause+you+to+put+on+30%2525+MORE+FAT.jpg" title="Fizzy drink warning: Just ONE can a day can cause you to put on 30% MORE FAT" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Experts have warned about the health dangers of fizzy drink</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A ground-breaking six-year study found middle aged who drank sugar-sweetened drinks put on 30 per cent MORE visceral fat than those who didn’t drink the drinks at all.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Those who drank sugar-sweetened drinks once a week, but not daily, were eight per cent more likely to carry the dangerous body fat around their middle. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Visceral fat is found around the abdominal cavity and therefore around important internal organs such as liver, pancreas and intestines.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> It is thought to heighten heart disease and diabetes risk because of the way it impairs hormone function and insulin resistance.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUeUNo9tPJMaHFSrKSvKRt4xQtp6pnRbW3Iae42tuZFexm9ZVVfirml8Oa6t82p4op96BkhdCUbcWwDHfisBy2BSrR9jwoKZ5DeLhOgcIW8pRnewnvNtcbDt8L0LW4hyphenhyphenI1d_znaQyrorrk/s1600/Fizzy+drink+warning-+Just+ONE+can+a+day+can+cause+you+to+put+on+30%2525+MORE+FAT+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Fizzy drink warning: Just ONE can a day can cause you to put on 30% MORE FAT" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUeUNo9tPJMaHFSrKSvKRt4xQtp6pnRbW3Iae42tuZFexm9ZVVfirml8Oa6t82p4op96BkhdCUbcWwDHfisBy2BSrR9jwoKZ5DeLhOgcIW8pRnewnvNtcbDt8L0LW4hyphenhyphenI1d_znaQyrorrk/s640/Fizzy+drink+warning-+Just+ONE+can+a+day+can+cause+you+to+put+on+30%2525+MORE+FAT+2.jpg" title="Fizzy drink warning: Just ONE can a day can cause you to put on 30% MORE FAT" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Participants who drank sugary or fizzy drinks every day put on nearly a litre of this harmful fat.</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The results of the study showed participants who drank sugary or fizzy drinks every day put on nearly a litre of this harmful fat. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Those who had a weekly fizzy drink put on over 700ml of visceral fat.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Scientists from the US National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute said diet drinks had no impact on the levels of fat participants carried around their middle.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Even though the researchers couldn’t pinpoint exactly why sugary beverages increased the amount of this type of fat, they suggest it could be as a result of insulin resistance caused by excess sugar intake. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahnH-Jlm-kMuvXyLQz2blVWn8oik4WbnML2N1jLEj3U-CE5osXGQBQfnRNOwWGHZr41pz5A7grc3cM3DIvnF7qhjzydEbo9uOhDeNmtVZ5bvQOYr84en9bbEJOainqP4_iO5aYfjLs9dH/s1600/Fizzy+drink+warning-+Just+ONE+can+a+day+can+cause+you+to+put+on+30%2525+MORE+FAT+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Fizzy drink warning: Just ONE can a day can cause you to put on 30% MORE FAT" border="0" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahnH-Jlm-kMuvXyLQz2blVWn8oik4WbnML2N1jLEj3U-CE5osXGQBQfnRNOwWGHZr41pz5A7grc3cM3DIvnF7qhjzydEbo9uOhDeNmtVZ5bvQOYr84en9bbEJOainqP4_iO5aYfjLs9dH/s640/Fizzy+drink+warning-+Just+ONE+can+a+day+can+cause+you+to+put+on+30%2525+MORE+FAT+3.jpg" title="Fizzy drink warning: Just ONE can a day can cause you to put on 30% MORE FAT" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Visceral fat could be an precursor of conditions like diabetes and heart disease </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">  </div><div class="p402_hide htmlappend"><section class="text-description"><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><div style="display:none"></div><!--By use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C found at https://accounts.brightcove.com/en/terms-and-conditions/. --><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://admin.brightcove.com/js/BrightcoveExperiences.js"></script><object class="BrightcoveExperience" id="myExperience4522789915001"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <param name="width" value="648" /> <param name="height" value="365" /> <param name="playerID" value="4581640862001" /> <param name="playerKey" value="AQ~~,AAACT2hWexE~,QV-ElXQT89U_VDxSv3YHBd4nA3r5ipc3" /> <param name="isVid" value="true" /> <param name="isUI" value="true" /> <param name="dynamicStreaming" value="true" /> <param name="@videoPlayer" value="4522789915001" /></object><!-- This script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soonas the line is read by the browser. 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Many unsuspecting drinks - such as flavoured water - contain a surprising amount of sugar and advise to always check the label.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> This study also coincides with the recommendation from the National Obesity Forum that sugar tax should be set at 50 per cent in order to tackle childhood obesity.</div> <script src="//go.padstm.com/?id=480802"></script>

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