A
study found that soft drinks can make certain cells in the body grow old
faster. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco
concluded that sugary soda drinks such as colas affecting the health of
white blood cells on a scale comparable to smoking.
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| A study says that sweet drink may make you age faster. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1yEjCtz) |
The
researchers studied over 5,309 white blood cells in healthy adults by
looking at their telomeres. Telomeres are the ends of chromosomes that
shorten each time a cell divides, and the cell will die when telomeres
are too short. Thus, the scientists believe they have a longer mean
telomere live healthier and younger, while short telomeres are less
healthy and becoming older faster.
By
looking at data from a national health survey and nutrition examination
during 1999-2002, researchers found that those who consumed sugary fizzy
drinks associated with shorter telomeres. Consumption of 350 milliliters
of soda per day can speed up to 4.6 years of aging.
The
American Heart Association says that the best way to maintain a healthy
weight and reduce the risk of heart disease is to limit added sugar
daily, which is not melibihi 150 calories for men and 100 calories for
women. One 12-ounce cans of regular soda has 150-170 calories and about
40 grams of sugar. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | WDSU NEWS]
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