Is 1 soda a day OK?

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Kicking your daily soda habit can be difficult, but the cons are enough to help get you started on the journey. Concerns are building about sugary beverages and their association with obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and heart disease, according to integrative medicine physician Irina Todorov, MD. Advertising Policy Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center. Advertising on our site helps support our mission. We do not endorse non-Cleveland Clinic products or services. Policy According to an American Heart Association study, consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks was associated with coronary vascular disease mortality and artificially sweetened drinks were associated with cardiovascular disease mortality in the highest intake category only. “The more regular soda cans per day we drink, the more likely we are to die from heart disease,” says Dr. Todorov. “As for the diet soda users, the risk was observed in heavy users only.”

What about one can a day?

Is there harm in drinking soda in moderation like one can a day?

Even that amount — even if it is a diet soda — can hurt your health. An American Diabetes Association study reported that consuming one or more sodas per day compared to none at all increased the risk of metabolic syndrome by 36% and type 2 diabetes by 67%. Moreover, drinking one diet soda per week was linked to a 70% greater risk of diabetes compared to those who didn’t drink diet soda. Currently, around 1 in 10 adults have type 2 diabetes and 1 in 3 have prediabetes. Don’t even think about reaching for that diet soda, either. Diet soda is notorious for having artificial sweeteners in them, which can contribute to weight gain, increased hunger, diabetes and can even impact your metabolism. Not only that, but one study suggests that diet soda may change how your brain reacts to cravings for food high in calories. On average, one can of soda can have as much as 39 grams of sugar. The American Heart Association recommends no more than 25 grams of sugar per day for women and no more than 36 grams of sugar per day for men. When you consume soda, you can easily cut it close to your daily sugar recommendations or even go overboard. “Changing habits is difficult,” says Dr. Todorov. “Instead of concentrating on what you can’t drink, try to put your efforts into what you can.”

Kicking your soda habit

To help wean yourself off of your daily soda, try swapping it with a few alternatives:

Try sparkling water to mimic the bubbles from your favorite soda.

Flavor your water with slices of cucumber, kiwi or strawberry.

Freeze fruit in ice cubes and add them to your water for extra sweetness. Enjoy a cup of black coffee, green or black tea for a caffeine kick.

Drink chamomile, valerian or lemon balm tea if you feel stressed.

Sip on hibiscus tea throughout the day if you have hypertension. This may help you achieve better control of your blood pressure. “If you cannot stop drinking sweetened beverages cold turkey, try to taper off as best you can,” says Dr. Todorov. “If you’re drinking a 20-ounce bottle of soda a day, try a 12-ounce bottle instead. If you’re drinking two sodas a day, try one.”

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Is 1 shower a day OK?

Many doctors say a daily shower is fine for most people. (More than that could start to cause skin problems.) But for many people, two to three times a week is enough and may be even better to maintain good health.

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Regular bathing is obviously a healthy habit. So an extra shower a day may seem like more of a good thing. After all, showers clean your body. And cleaner is better, right? Well, not necessarily. It might be too much of a good thing. You want to shower enough to keep yourself clean (and not too smelly), but not so much that you dry out your skin and strip off its natural protective layer. So how often should you bathe? Though your family and friends may beg to differ, it might not be as often as you think. What Happens When You Shower Too Much? Normal skin has a protective layer of oil and a balance of “good” bacteria that help protect your skin from dryness and germs. If you clean it too often, especially with harsh soaps and lots of scrubbing, you can strip away this layer, leading to dry, irritated, itchy skin. This can cause cracks in the skin that allow germs and allergens to get through resulting in skin infections or allergic reactions. In addition, your body’s immune system needs some stimulation from germs, including those that live on your skin. If you scrub them away too quickly, your body doesn’t have a chance to produce the antibodies that protect against them. Antibacterial soaps can actually add to this by killing off the natural bacterial protection against more infectious germs on the skin that are harder to treat. This can make an even bigger difference in kids as their bodies develop. That’s why some pediatricians and skin doctors recommend against bathing children every day.