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Type 2 Diabetes is a condition in which the body either does not produce enough insulin or does not make efficient use of it. Insulin is a hormone needed to convert food into glucose, a sugar that the body uses for energy. Without enough insulin, glucose can accumulate in the blood, and can cause serious health problems such as heart disease and strokes and organ damage...

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lostonrye 08/26/2009

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/diet_and_fitness/article6805660.ece?print=yes&randnum=1251328140540

A link to the latest BAD BAD BAD stuff It seems its the reason Mexican's are putting on so much weight
All those Soda drinks, but I guess The enchiladas & Co have something to do with it.

I do know people who have lost weight ,just by cutting out the cola.
5 cans a day minimum characters,

I have water with a squeeze of fresh lemon, it soon gets you off anything sweet!

At least all the bad things about Tea and Coffee see to have been disproved ,at least for the regular stuff, before the whipped cream and chocolate treatment!

Regards

deleted_user 08/26/2009

[quote](a synthetic sweetener known as high-fructose corn syrup in the US, where it originated) does not trigger insulin production as natural sweeteners do, and decreases the level of leptin. As these hormones act as signals to stop eating or drinking, we dont. It also increases production of another hormone, ghrelin, that sends out hunger signals.[/quote]

Was totally unaware of this, thx for the link. Of course being diabetic I do not drink HFCS

deleted_user 08/26/2009

Here in the Bay Area the stores stock Coca-Cola from Mexico, which costs more but is preferred by some because it is still made with real cane sugar. I'm sure they buy it for the taste, but now I've learned that it won't trick you into wanting to drink more like "our" kind does. Ah, such American marketing genius! Bleech, to all things Coca-Cola. Oh wait...I like Fresca!

-FM

deleted_user 08/26/2009

We don't drink soda in my family. It is a once in awhile treat not a staple. I've never been one to really buy it. When my kids were little, they weren't allowed to have it. As they got older they would get it at parties, restaurants etc. So it has never really been big in our home.

My hubby on the other hand had a huge addiction to diet soft drinks! UGGHH....since I didn't buy it regularly, he would stop and get one every morning at McD's. He is not a coffee drinker, so that was his morning 'fix". It wasn't until he was dx last year with HCV that he was able to break the habit.

Sodas are awful for us. They don't really quench thirst because of all the sugar in them, they are loaded with chemicals, they dehydrate, they cause gas, the artificial sweeteners are highly toxic to our systems. The list is endless as to why we shouldn't drink it. It is amazing that it ever got passed as a food product in the first place!

Ok,....coming off my soapbox now! LOL

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