Carbonated drinks and overweight
Carbonated drinks are approved by society, but their consumption does not replace the body with simple water. Such drinks should quench thirst, as they are cooked on the basis of water, but this statement is fundamentally wrong. The increase in consumption of carbonated beverages, the recipe of which includes caffeine, is one of the causes of health problems. In addition, many drinks, even dietary, can cause overweight. To understand this, we need to recall the basic principles of brain physiology, in particular those that regulate the processes of fluid and food intake.
According to the "aquatic" theory, our belief that any carbonated drink is able to satisfy the body's needs for water leads to many degenerative diseases. Some drinks, namely, containing caffeine, cause the body more harm than all the others.
Caffeine acts as a drug. It causes dependence due to direct effects on the brain. In addition, this substance negatively affects the functioning of the kidneys, causing an increased separation of urine, due to which our body is dehydrated. That's why such a drink almost does not quench your thirst: the water contained in it simply does not stay. In addition, many people who do not know how to distinguish between hunger and hunger, believe that they have drunk enough "water", and begin to eat, and eat much more than the body needs. Thus, carbonated drinks, causing dehydration, contribute to the accumulation of fat from overeating.
Sugar-containing carbonated drinks partially satisfy the needs of the brain in glucose. In addition, if caffeine releases part of ATP, sugar can make up for this loss. However, nowadays artificial substitutes for sugar have appeared, which are part of the recipe of many "dietary" drinks. And if caffeine converts ATP into AMP, then such a sugar substitute, as aspartate, turns GTP into GMF.Thus, energy reserves are converted into "spent fuel", resulting in the brain begins to send signals of hunger and thirst, as it needs to replenish the energy reserves in its cells. Simply put, carbonated beverages that are sugar-free cause depletion of energy in the brain cells and contribute to weight gain in low-active people, stimulating excessive food intake.
The so-called cephalic reaction - the reaction of the central nervous system to a sweet taste - is rooted as a result of regular irritation. However, this reflex is associated with the intake of the next portion of energy in the body, and when the sweet taste of the beverage irritates the taste buds, the brain begins to prepare for the adoption of sugar. In turn, the liver stops the production of glucose and begins to accumulate the circulating in the blood metabolic "fuel".All this provokes the consumption of nutrients, as a result of which their stores are depleted and the person has an appetite.
In the event that the sweet taste is not accompanied by the intake of sugar, a person has a feeling of hunger, since the liver sends the appropriate signal. And the more papillae of the tongue irritate the sweet taste without the corresponding calories, the feeling of hunger is stronger.
Experiments on animals showed that under the conditions described, even at a normal level of insulin in the blood, the experimental individuals ate a lot of food. And this means that after irritating the taste buds sweet and lack of sugar, the brain programs the liver for preservation, and not for the consumption of glucose stores.
Thus, the physiological response of the body to sugar substitutes is the need for food. And this, in turn, is the reason that people who want to reduce weight and use dietary fizzy drinks, have an acute sense of hunger.
In addition, when the body receives caffeine along with a sugar substitute, they provoke stimulation of the kidneys, liver, endocrine glands and brain. In particular, aspartame in our body is split into aspartate and phenylalanine, which act on the brain excitingly. The combined effect of these two substances can cause the brain to work in a new regime, which seriously disrupts the balance of the whole organism. Most of the human neurotransmitters are secondary products of processing amino acids. Aspartrate, obtained as a result of the aspartame cleavage, is not converted to a secondary product. In addition, in our body there are nerve cells, equipped with receptors, which sense the presence of aspartate and sodium glutamate, which results in serious disruption of the human body.
The use of sugar substitutes, stimulating the work of some nerve centers, can have more negative consequences than the presence of extra pounds. These chemicals, stimulating the nervous system, cause our body to work in a different mode. Therefore, frequent use of products with sugar substitutes is at least short-sighted.
According to the "water" theory, chemicals, even pleasure, can not replace a person with ordinary water. For example, saccharin, aspartame, caffeine and alcohol due to unilateral effects on the central nervous system can program our body in an unnatural way. Therefore, prolonged use of dietary carbonated beverages can cause many health problems, including the cause of obesity.