Don’t Pop That Top

Sources Medically Reviewed on 09/23/2020 Reviewed by Melinda Ratini, DO, MS on September 23, 2020
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SOURCES:
American Heart Association: “Added Sugars.”
Cleveland Clinic: “Heart Health Benefits of Chocolate.”
FamilyDoctor.org: “Hydration: Why It’s So Important.”
Harvard Health Publications: “Eating too much added sugar increases the risk of dying with heart disease,” “Health benefits linked to drinking tea,” “Sugary Drinks.”
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: “How Sweet Is It?”
Mayo Clinic: “Red wine and resveratrol: Good for your heart?”
MIT News: “How the brain controls our habits.”
National Kidney Foundation: “Say No to That Diet Soda.”
NIH News in Health: “Breaking Bad Habits.”
NIH Research Matters: “Diet Beverages and Body Weight.”
National Institutes of Health: “Encouraging Consumption of Water in School and Child Care Settings: Access, Challenges, and Strategies for Improvement.”
PubMed: “Artificial sweeteners produce the counterintuitive effect of inducing metabolic derangements.”
Reviewed by Melinda Ratini, DO, MS on September 23, 2020
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