A heart surgeon has branded one of the world\u2019s most widely consumed drinks \u201cliquid death\u201d, declaring that people simply should not drink it \u201cperiod\u201d. Dr Jeremy London, who holds board certification in general surgery, vascular surgery and thoracic surgery, routinely shares health guidance via social media and interviews.<\/p>\n
He is far from alone in sounding the alarm over the damaging effects of soft drinks on your health. In an Instagram post, Dr London outlined \u201cfour things I absolutely avoid as a heart surgeon\u201d, citing smoking, alcohol, breads and pastas, and soft drinks.<\/p>\n
On smoking, he said: \u201cNumber one, smoking: no question the single worst thing you can do for your entire body. Destroys your lungs, causes lung cancer, high cardiovascular risks, heart attacks and strokes, don\u2019t smoke.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr London said alcohol is \u201ctoxic to every cell in your body\u201d<\/p>\n
Alcohol featured second on his list
\nHe said: \u201cHate to break it to you [but it\u2019s] toxic. Toxic to every cell in your body. Your body, your rules, you decide for yourself.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me personally removing alcohol from my life has probably been one of the most transformative decisions I\u2019ve made as an adult.\u201d<\/p>\n
Soft drinks were next
\nHe said: \u201cLiquid death. Just don\u2019t drink them. Period. Done.\u201d Dr London concluded by cautioning: \u201cAvoid breads and pastas.<\/p>\n
\u201cAvoid the refined flours and wheats. Eighty per cent of weight control is diet, 20% is exercise. I guarantee you can out-eat any exercise that you do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Speaking to Today afterwards, Dr London stood firmly by his stance on soft drinks, although he conceded that calling them \u201cliquid death\u201d was intended to capture people\u2019s attention, reports the Express.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cI think that soft drinks are just a scourge in our society, and so I was really trying to get some attention.<\/p>\n
\u201cObviously, high-calorie soft drinks and ingesting a lot of calories that people don\u2019t realise they\u2019re getting with the sugar-based soft drinks is a big no-no.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, he\u2019s not the only prominent medical expert who believes fizzy drinks present a more serious health risk than many recognise.<\/p>\n
Dr WIlliam Li (right) on Good Morning America
\nDr William Li recently told the Zoe podcast: \u201cSoda is everyone\u2019s favourite whipping boy. Rightfully so.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe preponderance of clinical evidence, public health evidence, shows that high consumption of soda is associated with everything from metabolic disease to cardiovascular disease to cancer risk.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut is it the sugar? Is glucose that demonic element that we need to crucify?<\/p>\n
\u201cAnswer\u2019s no. Soda is not just water, otherwise that\u2019d be just carbonated water. But soda itself has all these additives, colours, flavourings, preservatives, stabilisers\u2026 that is accumulated exposure to toxins. It\u2019s not one exposure, it\u2019s the chronic exposure over time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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