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Over the last 30 years, U.S. consumers have rapidly increased their consumption of soda products like Pepsi, Coke and Dr. Pepper. Normal serving size for these products was once 8 ounces. Super-sizing has increased this to 32 ounces. Many people think nothing of drinking 8-10 servings of these beverages daily.

Unfortunately, with 240 calories per 12 ounce serving, they're drinking a weeks' worth of calories in a single day. Unchecked weight gain is not all of the bad news from this habit. Can a complex but natural supplement help?

Soda is 'Liquid candy'
'Liquid candy' increases obesity, reduces healthy blood sugar levels in adolescents and adults and depletes chromium. The researchers are watching more than just weight loss.

Research has shown that not only are Americans losing control of their weight by drinking large soda amounts, they're also losing control of their blood sugar levels.

Dr. Nicholas Perricone, noted researcher and author of best-selling books on health and longevity, has stated that the primary sweetener in these sodas, an ingredient called HFCS, is throwing their blood sugar levels into chaos.

Called the "crack of sweeteners" by Florida State representative Juan Zapata, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), is at the center of debate among business, government and medical community organizations.

Armed with a number of clinical studies and statistics, opponents of this low cost sugar alternative claim that HFCS causes or precipitates the following conditions:

Ø"…Plays a role in the epidemic of obesity", according to The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Ø"Double (s) the risk of Type 2 diabetes…among those who consumed one can of non-diet soda daily", according to a recent Harvard study

ØContributes to the rise in diabetes and heart disease by depleting chromium levels raising triglycerides, and impairing immune system function, as stated by Earl Mindell, author of Prescription Alternatives.

Ø"Robs our bodies of calcium, leading to a condition known as osteoporosis - soft teeth and weak bones", states Dr. David Rubin, author of Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Nutrition"

To counter what he calls the "ubiquitous" availability of HFCS in our diets, Perricone recommends a natural supplement called oxygen-coordinated, niacin-bound chromium.

That's a scientific phrase for a mineral with a unique makeup. What niacin-bound chromium does is restore chromium levels in your body that have been removed by drinking HFCS sweetened sodas.

Because chromium helps your body regulate the blood sugar level, the loss of even tiny amounts can cause blood sugar levels to rise rapidly. A niacin-bound chromium restores chromium in your body at a more effective rate, keeping blood sugar at a healthy level.

Perricone also says that research on chromemate shows that in addition to helping restore healthy blood sugar levels, it also helps diabetics with greater control over disease related cholesterol and high blood pressure levels.

Reputable health institutions like Harvard (the Nurses Study) and the Journal of the American Medical Association have found a link between drinking a can of soda every day and the development of Type 2 diabetes.

Based on scientific data, it was found that:

Hazard #1: High Calorie Drinks Increase Weight, Triggering Diabetic Response

- Calorie-rich, so-called 'soft-drinks' can have a major impact on obesity, in turn triggering a diabetic response. Just one beverage a day can add an estimated 15 pounds a year to the drinker's body weight

- The 'sugar rush' from the commonly used high fructose corn syrup (often used as a lower cost replacement for sugar) reduces the body's ability to keep up with the demand for insulin, resulting in an extended high level of sugar in the bloodstream or diabetes.

But that's not the whole story.

Hazard #2: "Cheap sugar" Sweetener Lowers Chromium Levels, Raises Blood Sugar Levels

Again, Dr. Earl Mindell, author of 'Prescription Alternatives', the real culprit in the rising incidence of diabetes is that high fructose corn syrup depletes chromium in our systems.

Simple Chromium has been documented in numerous studies to help maintain healthy blood sugar levels. The more bioavailable form is a niacin-bound form of chromium, rather than the "calcium" bound form commonly found in health food stores.

It helps glucose pass from the bloodstream into cells.

Specifically citing a U.S. Department of Agriculture report, Mindell notes that high fructose corn syrup sweeteners deplete our bodies of chromium - the result being a rise in LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, or unhealthy blood sugar readings.

Mindell states that there is a direct correlation between the increase use of high fructose corn syrup sweeteners in soft drink beverages, and the growth of diabetes in the U.S. population.

Who Should Stop Drinking Soda?

According to Dr. David Ruben, author of "Everything You Wanted to Know About Nutrition", the answer of who should stop drinking soda is "everyone". Ruben adds, "The sugar is cheap, rotten, refined sugar that can only do you damage - diabetes, obesity, tooth decay and all the rest."

'Liquid candy' increases obesity, reduces healthy blood sugar levels in adolescents and adults and depletes chromium. The researchers are watching more than just weight loss.

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