20 Things You Think Are Healthy But Actually Aren’t

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Diet Soda

If you want to get a Coke, just get a Coke – or at least that’s what research shows. Diet soda lead to a (surprisingly large) increase in blood sugar levels and disrupt our gut flora, which makes bacteria get in quicker.

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2 thoughts on “20 Things You Think Are Healthy But Actually Aren’t”

JoanBuxman
July 23, 2017 at 6:49 pm

I was surprised by some of these and not surprised by others. No wonder our bodies are so unhealthy. Things that have been developed in the last 50 years (plastic products, baked chips, frozen yogurt) all seemed to be wonderful. Now we find that we’re probably slowly killing ourselves. You hear more & more cases of cancer than ever before and now it makes sense.

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Olive Pierce
July 23, 2017 at 9:17 pm

I am 94 yrs old & have not nor do not eat any of these so far, think that my have anything to do with my healthy years now? Good thinking on your part to show all of these, I see so many eating all of them, thank you. Olive Pierce

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