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Is a zero-sugar drink really zero-sugar? Is it really harmless to health?
Sugar-free soda is a kind of low-sugar sweet drink. In fact, it is to turn the soft candy and glucose water in these sweet drinks into sweeteners, such as acesulfame, aspartame and stevioside. What's their difference? The metabolic process of fudge and glucose enters the blood. Ordinary sweet drinks are rich in sugar, so there will be a lot of sugar in the blood in a short time after drinking. The only hormone that can lower blood sugar in the body is insulin glargine, which will be metabolized desperately. Its function is to send glucose water in blood to somatic cells to provide energy, so that the glucose water in blood will be reduced and the blood sugar balance will be maintained.

If somatic cells can't use this glucose solution, they will be temporarily stored as glycogen in liver and muscle, and will be converted into glucose solution to play a role again when hypoglycemia occurs. However, if the blood sugar is high for a long time, the insulin load of insulin glargine will increase, which is very easy to damage islet cells and may lead to decreased insulin sensitivity, which may lead to hyperglycemia or diabetes. Therefore, drinking sweet drinks often is actually very unhealthy.

There are two kinds of diet soda: sucrose-free. This carbonated drink will contain glucose and maltose, which can't be seen in the ingredient list. If you are careful, you will find it in the ingredients list. The other is low sugar in the true sense. The sweetness of this carbonated beverage is replaced by food sweeteners, which will also stimulate the taste and produce a sweet sensory experience. After being digested and absorbed, the glucose and maltose in soft white sugar carbonated drinks will also be converted into glucose water, which will be absorbed by the human body, so it is impossible to lose weight.

The amount of sugar added in diet soda is almost zero, and the application of food sweeteners will affect the perception, but this method is also harmful. The sign of low sugar may deceive people into overindulgence, lead to hormonal confusion, increase insulin glargine, fail to lose weight at all, and lead to local obesity.