Do you know the relationship between beverages & obesity?

Any beverage with additional sugar or other sweeteners is referred to as a sugary drink, often known as a sugar-sweetened beverage or "soft drink." This includes sweetened powdered drinks, sports and energy drinks, fruit punch, lemonade (and other "ades"), soda, pop, cola, tonic, and soda.

• The more sugary drinks a person consumes daily, the more calories are consumed later in the day. Contrary to what occurs with solid food, people prefer to make up for a large meal by consuming fewer calories at a subsequent meal. After ingesting soft drinks, this compensating effect doesn't appear to exist for a number of potential reasons:
• Since the body doesn't "record" liquid calories the same way it does calories from solid meals, drinking liquids won't make you feel as satisfied or full as eating solid foods will. This can make someone want to eat more even after drinking a calorie-dense beverage.
• Whether they are sweetened with sugar or a calorie-free sugar alternative, sweet-tasting soft drinks may increase the desire for additional sweet, high-carbohydrate items.
• Although a soda may have more sugar than a cookie, individuals are more inclined to limit food than beverages since they view soda as a drink as opposed to a dessert.

Numerous researches have investigated potential connections between soft drink consumption and weight, and they consistently demonstrate that higher soft drink consumption is linked to increased energy (caloric) intake.