Sweet soda disrupts brain structure
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
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American scientists after recent studies have found that the constant use of carbonated beverages can change the chemical composition of the brain. Scientists have found that the components that make up the soda, in particular sweeteners, sucrose, can change hundreds of proteins in the brain, and also significantly affect human behavior. The same kind of changes occur in the human brain in the development of various diseases (cancer processes, Alzheimer's disease, etc.).
In the United States, the consumption of carbonated beverages is at a dangerously high level, most of the adult population receives an increased dose of calories precisely through the regular consumption of sugary carbonated drinks (cola, sprite, fant, etc.) that are part of their daily diet. People already simply can not do without such drinks. Heart problems, overweight, brittle bones, cancer, weakness in the muscles, paralysis is not a complete list of diseases that develop as a result of the constant consumption of sugary drinks. Now this list has filled up possible problems with the brain.
The studies were carried out on laboratory rats. During the experiment, the animals were divided into two groups. One group was given to drink ordinary water, and the second - to give sweet water. The sent water contains about the same level of sucrose, as in a sweet carbonated drink. A month later, a second group of rats developed hyperactivity, and the structure of approximately three hundred proteins changed in the brain, and a tendency to obesity also appeared. Scientists believe that the findings suggest that in the same way soda can affect the human brain.
Scientists believe that if you drink carbonated regularly, it will cause a number of diseases, changes in behavior and chemical composition of the brain.
Experts once again repeat that if thirst has appeared, it is necessary to satisfy it only with ordinary water, without any additives, sweeteners, etc.
Now scientists associate the excessive use of soda with the increased anxiety that has been observed recently in most modern people, because it is caused by changes in the brain. Experts said that there is a lot of information and harmful effects of sweet soda on a person's physical health - cardiovascular problems, diabetes, weight problems, but the consequences of such drinks for mental health, in particular, impact on brain function, are poorly understood.
The conducted researches allow to assume, that at the use of a high amount of sucrose, there can be a change in the chemical composition of the brain and the violation of behavior in humans. Scientists say that a sweet drink should become an infrequent pleasure that you can afford.
Earlier it was stated that sweet drinks did not provoke obesity, but the statement was quite contradictory, and was criticized by other specialists, as well as providing data on the opposite.
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