Obesity is spreading like an epidemic around the world and there can be many reasons for it, but now it has been revealed that the reason is not diet but another common thing. In fact, excessive consumption of sugary drinks or soft drinks can lead to obesity.
This was revealed by a study conducted in Britain.
The University of Aberdeen study found that consumption of sugary drinks was already considered one of the causes of obesity and looked at the effects of sugar in solid or liquid form on body weight.
In this series, the researchers formed 2 groups of rats and they were given sugar in the form of solid food or drink for 8 weeks and this added sugar was 73% of the dietary calories.
The researchers monitored the rats' body weight, body fat, calorie intake and energy use, as well as their glucose and insulin responses.
The results showed that the animals that consumed the sweetened beverage had a significant increase in body weight and fat, while the rats that ate the sweetener in solid form were leaner and metabolically healthier than their peers.
The study found that consumption of sugary drinks reduced glucose tolerance in mice, while increasing insulin resistance, both of which are indicators of diabetes risk.
However, according to the researchers, this was not a direct result of excessive sugar consumption. This was due to an increase in body fat.
The results prove that sugary drinks can cause obesity, the researchers said.
Several human studies have previously found an association between sugary drinks and overall calorie intake, suggesting that adding more carbohydrates to the liquid form may lead to an increase in fat compared to the solid form.
According to the researchers, the data reinforces the idea that sugary drink diets can lead to obesity and insulin resistance.
The findings were published in the medical journal Molecular Metabolism.
A 2017 study by the USDA Agricultural Research Service Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center found that one-third of the calories in these sweetened beverages are not burned by the body, while they reduce the efficiency of fat-soluble metabolism.
When this happens, the body consumes less energy from food and begins to store it in the body in the form of fat.
Experiments conducted on various volunteers showed that this sugary drink slows down the process of dissolving fat molecules.
Researchers say that the intake of these drinks with food increases the amount of calories in the body. While as a result of this the process of fat solubility also slows down.
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