I'm lucky my parents never had pop around and never got the habit. I rarely drink it and buy only the diet one. My nephew is addicted to diet coke he drinks 2 liters a day. 
Canadian scientists warned that workouts are rendered worthless by pop consumption.
Those who drink two 355-ml cans of pop per week can effectively erase heart-health gains made during exercise, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Pharmacologists from Laval University in Quebec City analyzed health data from about 100,000 adults over the age of 30 to determine that the damage done by sugar-sweetened beverages can’t be overcome with the average recommended workout quota — about 150 minutes each week, they said, according to the New York Post.
The scientists are urging consumers to drop cane and syrup-based pop entirely.
“Physical activity reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease associated with sugar-sweetened beverages by half, but it does not fully eliminate it,” professor Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier said in a statement, per South West News Service.
“The marketing strategies for these drinks often show active people drinking these beverages. It suggests that sugary drink consumption has no negative effects on health if you’re physically active.”
Two pops every seven days could be considered relatively low to many consumers, the Canadian team noted, yet still presented significant health risks.
“Our findings provide further support for public health recommendations and policies to limit people’s intake of sugar-sweetened beverages, as well as to encourage people to meet and maintain adequate physical activity levels,” lead author Lorena Pacheco said.
Researchers conceded that artificially sweetened drinks didn’t have the same negative impact per their findings. Still, “the best drink option remains water,” Drouin-Chartier concluded.
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Canadian scientists warned that workouts are rendered worthless by pop consumption.
Those who drink two 355-ml cans of pop per week can effectively erase heart-health gains made during exercise, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Pharmacologists from Laval University in Quebec City analyzed health data from about 100,000 adults over the age of 30 to determine that the damage done by sugar-sweetened beverages can’t be overcome with the average recommended workout quota — about 150 minutes each week, they said, according to the New York Post.
The scientists are urging consumers to drop cane and syrup-based pop entirely.
“Physical activity reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease associated with sugar-sweetened beverages by half, but it does not fully eliminate it,” professor Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier said in a statement, per South West News Service.
“The marketing strategies for these drinks often show active people drinking these beverages. It suggests that sugary drink consumption has no negative effects on health if you’re physically active.”
Two pops every seven days could be considered relatively low to many consumers, the Canadian team noted, yet still presented significant health risks.
“Our findings provide further support for public health recommendations and policies to limit people’s intake of sugar-sweetened beverages, as well as to encourage people to meet and maintain adequate physical activity levels,” lead author Lorena Pacheco said.
Researchers conceded that artificially sweetened drinks didn’t have the same negative impact per their findings. Still, “the best drink option remains water,” Drouin-Chartier concluded.
2 pops per week enough to cancel heart-health gains from exercise: Study
Those who drink two 355-ml cans of pop per week can effectively erase heart-health gains made during exercise, according to a new study.
torontosun.com
