Unique Content Article: An Alternative to Chemical Soft Drinks!

An Alternative to Chemical Soft Drinks!

by Dr. Jones

Soft drinks are the greatest source of calories for us fat
americans. We get more of our daily calories from soft
drinks than any other category of food. More than ice cream,
more than fries, more than meat, more than bread. Think
about it, all these calories, very little nutritional
benefit.

How did this happen? A University of North Carolina study
showed that caloric intake from soft drinks in the United
States increased 135 percent between about 1977 and 2001.
Over the same time period, calories from milk dropped 38
percent. Red Bull's sales over the same period increased by
an even larger percentage. And as Coke expands across the
world, the world is steadily following in our footsteps
towards obesity.

Luckily, the fine people at Coke and Pepsi know that sick or
dead customers are not good customers at all. So they (and
other food companies) worked diligently over the past 20
years and came up with a nice portfolio of artificial
sweeteners (Equal, Aspartame). These significantly reduced
the caloric value of soft drinks.

The only problem with these sweeteners is that many people
think they're dangerous. There are many studies that link
these products to different forms of cancer (see
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspartame) Dangers of
Aspartame. While these studies are far from conclusive, many
consumers are nonetheless searching for more natural
substitutes.

One of these options is Stevia. This all-natural sweetener
has been around for centuries in many parts of the world;
from Morroco, to Japan, to Argentina. Stevia is also very
popular as an alternative to sugar for diabetics. Recent
research points to Stevia as a potentially very beneficial
deterrent to Type II diabetes. Besides its medicinal
properties, Stevia is a simply a good natural alternative to
sugar to reduce our caloric intake.

Unfortunately, the FDA has decided that Stevia is bad for
you. Why? Well, for one, its hard to patent or trademark.
God has the original recipe and unlike large corporations,
he will share this great product for FREE. Not a cool word
for Coke, Pepsi or Cadbury Schweppes (see
(http://www.squidoo.com/stevia-sweetener) The Stevia
Conspiracy.

Because of this, it is extremely complicated and ironically,
expensive to produce good, naturally sweetened soft drinks
or energy drinks. But they are worth trying out if you are
looking for something healthier.Very few products are
available in the US currently that use Stevia. I've found
one soft drink and one energy drink.

Carbonated Drinks: Virgils: Not easy to find online. They
have a few flavours (Cola, Root Beer). Good taste. Promising
if they become more available.
http://www.bevnet.com/news/2008/8-25-2008-Diet_Real_Cola_Virgil's.asp.

Energy Drinks: GURU Lite: This is the only all-natural
energy drink I've found out there. It is sweetened with
Stevia and Luo Han Guo. It tastes great and works even
better. I bought it online at the company's website :
www.guruenergy.com. They also produce organic energy drinks.
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About the Author: Dr. Jones is an expert in matters of
health and well-being. He is an authority in natural and
organic food and drink topics. For more, read his blog at
(http://www.guruenergy.com/#/blog/category/food/) Natural
Energy Drinks or on Squidoo at
(http://www.squidoo.com/organicenergydrink) Organic Energy
Drinks.

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Title: An Alternative to Chemical Soft Drinks!
Author: Dr. Jones
Email: v.lapointe@guruenergy.com
Keywords: natural energy drinks,Stevia drinks,natural sweeteners,artificial sweeteners,aspartame and cancer,natural beverages,Stevia,energy drinks,soft drinks,beverages,health food,obesity,health,calories,diet
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Category: Health & Fitness:Weight Loss
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