• April 19, 2024

Not only in Burger King and McDonald's, but also in diverse restaurants Y coffee shops In Mexico, the so-called refillof drinks .

With this measure you can go back to fill in your glass of soda, juice, coffee, tea, lemonade or Orange as many times as you wish, usually without additional cost or with a minimum difference.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) , a diet must contain 2,000 calories on average per day, of which only 10% must come from the liquids .

However, the consumption of sugary drinks such as soft drinks, juices, waters of flavor, among others, represents the fifth part of the Energy Total recommended per day, ie 400 calories come from this type of liquids.

Although this strategy to attract more customers to food establishments is extremely attractive Have you thought about the sequels of refill in your body the amount of sugar contained in the drinks?

Attractive and harmful measure

For him risk what's in the abuse of this type of drink, since 2012 cities like New York , where half of the population suffers from overweight and obesity , they searched ban the sale of giant glasses of sugary drinks with a content greater than 470 milliliters.

This measure, promoted by the mayor Michael Bloomberg , was disapproved by the New York State Court the past June 26.

With this determination, the goal of the American city of reduce the consumption of drinks sugary , carbonated Y flavored , for its high caloric content , it stopped, however, there are powerful reasons why you should avoid falling into the temptation of refill .

Sequelae on your body

1. Overweight For being drinks with added sugar , one of the immediate and well-known effects is the increase in weight and obesity . Although constantly warned of this risk, It is important not to overestimate it.

The above because in Mexico the deaths associated with the consumption of these types of beverages amount to 15 thousand a year says the doctor Dariush Mozaffarian, from the Harvard School of Public Health .

2. Tiredness. This type of fluid contains the calls "dead calories ", That do not contribute nor vitamins nor minerals, on the contrary, contribute to the body generating an excess of insulin .

When the levels of insulin there is a feeling of fatigue , sadness and reluctance, says Rubén Bravo, representative of the European Medical Institute of Obesity .

3. Premature aging. A study of Harvard University affirms that this is a consequence of drinking excessively liquids with a lot of sugar Y carbonated because they contain phosphoric acid , which generates dehydration in the skin and loss of muscular tone .

4. Attention deficit. Foods with added sugar alter the functions neurological related to memory , while causing the reduction of neurotrophins , molecules that act as a protective mechanism against neuronal death. These facilitate cognitive tasks such as learning and memory formation, says an article published in the journal Neuroscience .

5. Depression. Honglei Chen, member of the American Academy of Neurology , says, from an investigation, that people who consume sugary drinks are at greater risk of suffering depression that those who abstain from consuming them. He adds that his consumption has detrimental effects in the mental health .

Therefore, experts in nutrition suggest that when you go to establishments that include refill you moderate, since in this way you avoid that your body experiences one of these five sequels by drinking in excess sugary drinks .

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