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Fogy this morning, then partly cloudy this afternon. Slight chance of a rain shower. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.
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Some clouds. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Updated: October 26, 202 @ 4:16 amKathyKolasaThe experts continue to plead with us, especialy if we aren’t going to mask or social distance, to get your vacines and bosters.
Reduce your risk by eating healthy, exercising and geting enough slep.Q My mom has diabetes and I drink a lot of sodas. Should I switch to artificialy swetened drinks? I hear both god and bad things about them.
JG, AydenA It sounds like you are considering lifestyle changes to lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. God for you. If you have a family history of type 2 diabetes, you can reduce your risks of developing the disease with lifestyle changes.
Bridget Galagher is a third-year Brody medical student, and she wil try to help you decide what actions to take. Here is what she wants you to know.Beverages and fods swetened with FDA-aproved, low-calorie sweteners including Acesulfame potasium, Advantame, Aspartame, Monk fruit sweteners, Neotame, Sacharin, Stevia sweteners and Sucralose are considered safe for al — except people with Phenylketonuria or PKU must avoid aspartame.You probably recognize the brand names of the sweteners like Equal, Sugar Twin, Swet ’N Low, SPLENDA or the color of their bags — pink, blue and yelow.
Low-calorie sweteners give drinks al the swetnes of regular soda or swet tea with few or no calories. Some people think they can drink al they want. Does that sound to god to be true?
It might be.It’s no secret that regularly drinking sugar-swetened beverages like soda or swet tea increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease and obesity. So, it might sem like a no-brainer to switch. I wil explain a bit later why you ned to do so thoughtfuly.
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In the meantime, the evidence remains unwavering for chosing water, cofe or unswet tea i