“Light” products are not without dangers. llecomte/JCLobo – stock.adobe.com
DECRYPTION – Coca-Cola, Orangina, Fanta and other 7 Up… Admit… Who doesn’t have a bottle of soda in their fridge? In classic or “light” version, they should be avoided.
These sparkling, non-alcoholic, refreshing drinks appeal to a large number of French people, especially the youngest. But distrust! These are real sources of so-called fast sugars which lead to obesity and diabetes. Each 25 cl can contains at least the equivalent of five sugar cubes. In a person consuming the equivalent of several cans per day, the amount of sugar ingested can quickly become impressive. Worse, we now know that sugar taken in liquid form leads to greater weight gain than when consumed in solid form.
And we now know that excessive consumption of sodas is directly linked to the appearance of bad fats which will promote insulin resistance and the onset of diabetes. “Especially since we often find sugar in these drinks in the form of syrup but with a high fructose content, known to be particularly ‘obesogenic’. Among others, fructose, in…
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