Fiiz, a soda place, has become increasingly popular within the past year or so. With its incredible variety of soda and flavor combinations, many people fill up Fiiz every week with eager teens ready to cool down with their own combination of a fiiz drink. Lately, many students have even come to class late with their fiiz drink, making everyone salivate.
So of course, these drinks are bound to contain a lot of sugar. And, is that what students should be consuming? The benefits of excess sugar are baffling, from heart problems to spiking acne breakouts. Fiiz just gives teens more of a reason to drink more sugar, alongside the already 45 grams of sugars in regular carbonated soda. Sugar is addicting for many. Some have even said resisting sugar is as hard as resisting drugs. Sugar is sometimes recalled a “drug” that holds no nutritional value.
Sugar is proven to affect many parts of one’s body but the most common effects of sugar are shown in the immune system, causing diabetes, fat in the liver, and hormonal imbalances. Do you want youthful, glowing skin? Eating a high-sugar diet practically eliminates the possibility of having the skin you want. Sugar causes insulin levels to spike, which causes inflammation throughout the body, including the skin, causing problems such as acne, rosacea, and wrinkles.
Studies have shown that Americans consume about three times more sugar than is recommended. Teenagers, roughly around the ages of 14-18 are supposed to consume 34 teaspoons of sugar daily according to the American Heart Association. Of course, teens are generally getting twice or more than recommended. Consuming “bad” sugar such as cane sugar, corn syrup, dextrose, evaporated cane juice, corn sweeter, among many others.
To decrease sugar consumption including Fiiz drinks and many other American favorite drinks and foods, there are few steps to follow. Number one is cutting down on your soda intake. A 12 ounce coke contains 39 grams of sugar, going over your daily recommended sugar intake of 34 teaspoons. The next step is swapping your favorite candy bars, cake, and ice cream for fruits that have natural sugar, a healthier sugar. Sometimes when we think we are craving sweets, what our body is really needing is foods with healthy ingredients and amounts.
The third step is eating more protein and fat, to help curb your sugar cravings resulting in a more full and satisfied stomach. And last but not least, the fourth step is trying to remove temptations away from where they usually are or all together removing them completely. For many Americans, it’s difficult to decrease sugar intake, especially if they are used to consuming x amount of sugar per day. However, it is completely possible and rather, it should be highly encouraged for every American.
So of course, these drinks are bound to contain a lot of sugar. And, is that what students should be consuming? The benefits of excess sugar are baffling, from heart problems to spiking acne breakouts. Fiiz just gives teens more of a reason to drink more sugar, alongside the already 45 grams of sugars in regular carbonated soda. Sugar is addicting for many. Some have even said resisting sugar is as hard as resisting drugs. Sugar is sometimes recalled a “drug” that holds no nutritional value.
Sugar is proven to affect many parts of one’s body but the most common effects of sugar are shown in the immune system, causing diabetes, fat in the liver, and hormonal imbalances. Do you want youthful, glowing skin? Eating a high-sugar diet practically eliminates the possibility of having the skin you want. Sugar causes insulin levels to spike, which causes inflammation throughout the body, including the skin, causing problems such as acne, rosacea, and wrinkles.
Studies have shown that Americans consume about three times more sugar than is recommended. Teenagers, roughly around the ages of 14-18 are supposed to consume 34 teaspoons of sugar daily according to the American Heart Association. Of course, teens are generally getting twice or more than recommended. Consuming “bad” sugar such as cane sugar, corn syrup, dextrose, evaporated cane juice, corn sweeter, among many others.
To decrease sugar consumption including Fiiz drinks and many other American favorite drinks and foods, there are few steps to follow. Number one is cutting down on your soda intake. A 12 ounce coke contains 39 grams of sugar, going over your daily recommended sugar intake of 34 teaspoons. The next step is swapping your favorite candy bars, cake, and ice cream for fruits that have natural sugar, a healthier sugar. Sometimes when we think we are craving sweets, what our body is really needing is foods with healthy ingredients and amounts.
The third step is eating more protein and fat, to help curb your sugar cravings resulting in a more full and satisfied stomach. And last but not least, the fourth step is trying to remove temptations away from where they usually are or all together removing them completely. For many Americans, it’s difficult to decrease sugar intake, especially if they are used to consuming x amount of sugar per day. However, it is completely possible and rather, it should be highly encouraged for every American.