(Natural News) Researchers from the U.S. and China suggest that drinking a serving of water, coffee or tea in place of a sugary beverage may lower Type 2 diabetes risk by up to 10 percent. In a paper published in the Diabetes Journal, they further revealed that swapping sodas and 100 percent fruit juices for diet […]

(Natural News) Despite sodas containing too much sugar and warnings by numerous studies that they can cause health problems, carbonated beverages remain popular among consumers. But here’s another bad thing researchers have linked to the consumption of fizzy drinks: an increased risk of osteoporosis. Soda ingredients and how they affect your bone health Sugary sodas contain harmful ingredients like artificial […]

(Natural News) People who want to lose weight might want to think twice before drinking so-called “low-calorie” or “zero-calorie” sweetened drinks, especially since it’s not that different from regular sweetened drinks, according to a recent study in Pediatric Obesity. In their paper, researchers from George Washington University (GW) in Washington D.C. revealed that children and teens who drank low-calorie sweetened beverages […]

(Natural News) If you’ve been choosing diet soda over the regular varieties out of health concerns, listen up: Diet soda is just as bad for you, and it’s especially dangerous if you’re a woman. If you ever indulge in soft drinks, there’s a new study you simply can’t afford to ignore. The eye-opening study was […]

(Natural News) Choosing “diet” beverages might help you keep your calorie counts down, but your health problems will start to add up pretty significantly if you drink them on a regular basis. A recent study looked into the effects that consuming diet drinks – which are any beverages that have been sweetened with artificial sugar […]

(Natural News) Sugar-free diet soda can make you feel like you’re consuming a “healthier” alternative to regular soft drinks. However, various studies have determined that the artificial sweeteners in diet soda are still bad for your health. Despite the claims that sugar-free beverages are healthier alternatives, findings from different studies soon revealed the negative side effects of […]

(Natural News) Your physical and mental health are closely intertwined. If you follow a healthy diet, you can significantly improve your overall well-being. Conversely, if you follow a diet full of processed food and soda, you will increase your likelihood of getting dementia, according to multiple studies. Consuming a lot of complex carbohydrates, processed foods, and sugar […]

(Natural News) Lots of dieters like to take “shortcuts” that they believe will help them continue to enjoy their favorite foods without getting too far off track from reaching their goals. However, it’s becoming increasingly clear that one very popular substitute – artificial sweeteners – isn’t really helping their weight loss efforts after all. A […]

(Natural News) Sugar substitutes are unquestionably bad for you, but many people who are trying to lose weight aren’t exactly averse to taking on a few risks if they think it will help them reach their goal faster. Unfortunately, those who make this choice are putting their health in danger for no good reason as […]

(Natural News) The most popular yet infamous artificial sweetener on the market just got tagged by two highly credible science studies as being correlated with accelerated brain aging. On the hook for causing smaller overall brain volume, a significantly smaller hippocampus and poorer memory, not only was aspartame implicated in the science studies, but “regular” soda […]