Drinking sugary beverages

Drinks with added sugar are bad for your health. Obesity, diabetes, and insulin resistance are some of the conditions that are associated with excessive intake.

Fructose is responsible for a significant portion of the harmful consequences of beverages sweetened with sugar. High-fructose corn syrup has 55% fructose while table sugar only has 50%. Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages frequently may cause your metabolism to slow down. In a 12-week controlled research, a metabolic rate significantly decreased in overweight and obese participants who consumed 25% of their calories as fructose-sweetened beverages while following a weight-maintaining diet. However, not all studies concur with this notion. According to one study, eating too much high-fructose corn syrup had no effect on one's 24-hour metabolic rate compared to eating whole wheat. But the study shows that consuming too much fructose encourages greater fat storage in your belly and liver.