The article was very informative. I drink soda rarely as I have only a few cans of soda at home. However, I do drink moderate amounts of coffee, usually with cream and sugar. I have a very high metabolism as I do a considerable amount of walking (four miles or more) almost every day. Consequently, I burn off the sugar and cream very quickly.
As a chemist, I also worry about the effect of High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) used as the sweetener rather than using sucrose. I understand that HFCS is easier to transport using tanker cars on the railroad instead of bags of sugar, but I try to avoid it whenever I can.
I have read of both of these effects and was happy about the coffee - caf and decaf, as I drink it regularly - black. I drink a little soda and have decreased that .The study I read about soda was that one a day did not negatively affect your health, but more than that causes a rise in blood pressure. I mostly use the low cal stevia sweetened soda as I have concerns about aspartame.
What about the effect of fake creamers with the coffee? I put a little milk, half-and-half or as a treat, real cream in my coffee, which cuts the irritation of the coffee. Reading labels on the commercial "creamers" scared me off of them--found that Splenda/sucralose affects my digestive system, and most of the other ingredients are not healthy. (No, I don't worry about the fat content of cream--a small amount isn't as big a deal as we were led to believe, not as bad as the artificial stuff.)
Was this study including coffee added to cream? :-) I tend to like cream on the heavy side and yes, I mean the flavored liquid kind. If the cream is not flavored I do add sugar to the coffee. I have noticed that the sugar in my coffee keeps me from getting that alertness spike actually look forward to from a good cup of coffee. I have tried black coffee but quickly vowed to myself to not make a habit of that ever! Great news for you John!!! -Susan
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