It's too hot, sugar-free drinks are hot! Doctor: Sugar-free is not really zero sugar, and it cannot be drunk as water

Original: It's too hot, sugar-free drinks are hot! Doctor: Sugar-free is not really zero sugar, and it cannot be drunk as water

In the summer heat, drinks are a must-have thirst quencher for many people, especially drinks marked with "zero sugar, zero fat, zero calories" are quite popular

Summer is here, and sugar-free drinks are hot

On July 27, Nandu reporters found that the overall search index of sugar-free beverages in the past 7 days rose by 8% month-on-month, while in Guangzhou, where the high temperature red warning was issued recently, the overall search index rose by 41%

The strong demand is also reflected in online sales

Nandu reporters visited offline supermarkets and convenience stores and found that offline stores are also responding to such needs

In the drink cabinets of convenience stores, there are more and more

Does sugar-free really equal zero sugar?

"Sugar-free food" generally refers to foods that do not contain sucrose (sugar cane sugar, beet sugar) and starch sugar (glucose, maltose, fructose, starch syrup, glucose syrup, fructose syrup, etc.

The reporter looked at the ingredient list of several sugar-free drinks and found that most of the sugar-free drinks used non-sugar sweeteners such as aspartame, sucralose, and acesulfame potassium to replace sugar, but the sugar content in the nutrition composition table was zero

But many buyers with beverage consumption habits say they don't know much about

Doctor: Synthetic sweeteners can indirectly affect blood glucose and lipids

Lu Chong, director of the health management department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, told Nandu reporters that everyone is now pursuing a healthier life, which is a good thing

Lu Chong pointed out that there are two misunderstandings that need to be paid attention to

Second, sugar-free beverages don't mean no sugar, they may just be less abundant or replaced

"On the surface, synthetic sweeteners do not directly affect insulin and have a little effect on preventing obesity, but in the long run, it will indirectly affect our blood sugar and blood lipids

"Drinking synthetic sweetener drinks will dull the taste of sweetness

Never drink a drink as water

Lu Chong also believes that compared with the transparent ingredient list of pre-packaged beverages, the milk tea shops in the streets and alleys are more worthy of vigilance

"Don't drink

Written by: Nandu reporter Li Yuying intern Zhang Yu

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