Juices In India.

Many studies show that a high soft drink intake is associated with an increased energy intake and an increase in body weight. Soft drinks consumption is also correlated to a decreased intake in calcium and other nutrients, as well as an increased risk of many diseases such as diabetes. This is due to the high amount of sugar in a can of soft drink.Indeed, daily soft drink consumers (people who consume one or two cans per day or more) have a 26 % greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes when compared to people who rarely consume soft drinks.1 It has also been shown that consuming on average one can of a sugary beverage per day increases the risk of having a heart attack by 20%.2 However, fruit juices also contain high amounts of sugar. A twelve-ounce (350 mL) Coca Cola contains 140 calories and 40 grams of sugar while the same amount of apple juice contains 165 calories and 39 grams of sugar. One may argue that fruit juices contain vitamins and antioxidants, which is true - but th