It’s no secret that sodas contain an average of 100 g of sugar per liter, or 20 g per glass (the equivalent of 4 lumps of sugar), which is far too much compared to the WHO recommendations. which recommends not to exceed 50 g of sugar per day.

However, when the food intake of sugar is greater than the requirements, the excess must be stored. It is first stored by the liver and muscles in the form of glycogen, but the amount that can be stored is quickly limited. Fats then constitute a second form of storage: sugars are transformed into triglycerides and stored mainly in adipose cells, especially in the abdominal area.². Thus, it has been shown that the sugar in sodas is strongly involved in the phenomena of overweight and obesity.¹, especially since a study carried out on American adolescents has shown a correlation between the consumption of soda and a poor lifestyle³ : less than 8 hours of sleep per night, more than 2 hours of television per day and a lack of physical activity.

In addition, the consumption of soda slows down the metabolism.⁴, which means the body burns less fat and expends less energy, another factor that promotes weight gain.

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