How to tell if your drink has added sweetener
Drinking beverages with a lot of added sugar can cause many health problems such as type 2 diabetes, obesity and heart disease. Sweeteners can have many different names.
Check the ingredient list on drinks and make sure they don’t include these added sugars:
- High-fructose corn syrup
- Fructose
- Honey
- Sugar
- Syrup
- Corn syrup
- Sucrose
- Dextrose
Choose water, unsweetened tea or diet drinks instead of sodas and juices with added sugars. You can add some flavor to water by putting slices of lemon, lime or cucumber in your water.
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