Sugar shock

January 6, 2010

There are certain commercials I will watch each and every time they’re aired — like the Diet Pepsi Forever Young ad where the guy flashes back to his Flock of Seagulls days. It makes me giggle.

I’m a Coca-Cola Classic girl myself when it comes to soft drinks. Yes, I know pop is just empty calories but I limit my servings to a half-can and only a few times a week. And look at my friend’s grampa, he’s 101 years old (that is not a typo) and his beverage of choice? Coca-Cola Classic — he drinks a can every single day and he’s so on the ball, flirting with all the ladies at his 100th birthday shindig. He’s truly the epitome of forever young.

Anyhow, back to soft drinks. I was working on set a few weeks ago and there were some leftover retro-style sodas sweetened with cane sugar that I brought home. G. was all over them (he’s on a “let’s go organic and all natural!” kick lately).

But as it turns out cane sugar is not any healthier than high-frustose corn syrup (HFCS) — it has to do with the fructose levels in HFCS and natural sugars (ie. cane/beet sugar) being so similar.

Filed under: Diet,Healthy Swellness

Tags: aging, healthy eating, sugar