Do you drink soft drinks? See where the fat accumulates on the body
Daily consumption of sugary soft drinks is the main source of belly fat accumulation. How this fat accumulates is a question that concerns many, especially those who consume soft drinks on a daily basis.
So according to the latest research, researchers looked at data on 1,000 adults who had taken part in the Framingham Heart Study in Massachusetts, answering questions about how often they drank sugary and diet sodas.
At the beginning of the study, the volunteers underwent a CT scan to measure the volume and amount of abdominal fat. Six years later the examination was repeated.
As we all know, both sugary sodas and fruit shakes have added sucrose or high fructose corn syrup. Most participants had stated that they drank both regular and light soft drinks. One third said they did not drink sugary soft drinks at all, 20% drank occasionally, 35% often, and 13% on a daily basis.
During this time, visceral fat volume increased by 658 cc in non-drinkers, slightly more in occasional and frequent drinkers, and by 852 cc in daily sugary drinkers. In the latter, this increase was equivalent to 800 grams of abdominal fat. Diet sodas, on the other hand, were not associated with an increase in visceral fat.
Visceral fat in the waist area mainly develops around the internal organs of the abdomen, such as the liver and pancreas, and affects the function of hormones such as insulin. Insulin dysfunction and insulin resistance is directly related to type II diabetes and the risk of heart disease.
According to American Heart Association recommendations, added sugars should be limited to 100 calories per day for women and 150 calories per day for men. However, a 330ml soft drink contains many more calories…
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