http://blogs.nejm.org/now/index.php/sugar-sweetened-beverages-and-the-obesity-crisis/2012/10/10/ A Blog for Physicians About NEJM Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://blogs.nejm.org/now/index.php/sugar-sweetened-beverages-and-the-obesity-crisis/2012/10/10/comment-page-1/#comment-55929 Alice Gorham Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:01:55 +0000 http://blogs.nejm.org/now/?p=8434#comment-55929 I have to wonder how much of a factor the water in the sugary drinks played. For example city water in a Oklahoma suburb had illegally high levels of two carcinogens. One of them is known to cause metabolic changes in addition to other health effects. It was not just the people in this area who gained weight. But the dogs too. It is unlikely the dogs were drinking sugary drinks. Agree the large drinks could be a problem but maybe it is from the chemicals in the 16 oz or larger water. Maybe the sugar increases the chemical effects when digested. These two chemical say do not ingest on all MSDS sheets but they were found in city water. I have to wonder how much of a factor the water in the sugary drinks played. For example city water in a Oklahoma suburb had illegally high levels of two carcinogens. One of them is known to cause metabolic changes in addition to other health effects. It was not just the people in this area who gained weight. But the dogs too. It is unlikely the dogs were drinking sugary drinks. Agree the large drinks could be a problem but maybe it is from the chemicals in the 16 oz or larger water. Maybe the sugar increases the chemical effects when digested. These two chemical say do not ingest on all MSDS sheets but they were found in city water.

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