Healthy alternatives to sodas are the saviors of hot summer days and quench thirst like nothing else.
The sweet, fizzy pleasure of drinking an ice-cold soda on a hot day is unmatched, but you may wonder if there are healthier replacements.
A massive cohort study between ten European countries attempted to determine the connection between mortality and drinking too much soda
The study of over half a million Europeans confirmed that sugar and artificially sweetened sodas were associated with all-cause mortality.
One systematic review by the University of Minnesota confirmed an association between regular and artificially sweetened sodas and obesity
The review found that healthy individuals who began drinking more soda experienced a taste perception change, which made them desire more sugary foods.
Drinking too much soda might lead to weight gain and cravings for more sweetened foods because you become insensitive to sweet tastes.