Question 3
The results of this study show that soft drink intake is positively associated with intake of fat and oil. What are some possible reasons for this increase?
posted by Colin @ 10:31 AM
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ISU Dietetic Internship Journal Club
Objective: To become familiar with current scientific literature on a variety of nutrition topics and to gain experience in gathering, organizing, critically evaluating, presenting and facilitating group discussion of the literature and the implications to practice.
15 Comments:
The studie's definition of soft drinks includes decadent coffee and dessert drinks from Starbucks or McDonalds, which contain hydrogenated oils and milk fats. Sweet drinks increase the desire for salty foods, including those laiden with fat and calories. Plus, who goes through the McDonald's drive through just to buy a soda? It's more likely a number 3 with a large Coke, isn't it?
When I think of consuming soft drinks, I often think of them with eating fried foods. I do not think that soda and vegetables or fruit are typically consumed together. It may be just a bad habit, thrown at us by the many fast-food corporations, that people consume, daily. I think it’s also a craving and bad habit, mixed. Many people so become addictive to soft drinks, due to the caffeine and eating poorly often comes with it.
Emily- Good point that sweet drinks increase the desire for salty, less healthy foods. McDonald's has any size soft drink for only $0.79 (so of course people are getting a large regular coke, to get more for their money, of course). And now McDonald's is advertising sweetened, high caloric coffee drinks, but of course people don't realize this, but you're right people do not go to McDonald's just for the drink, it's definately for the meal and the drink together and don't forget to SUPERSIZE IT!
Since soft drinks are replacing low fat milk, plain old water, and 100% juices, it is likely that high fat foods are replacing fruits, vegetables, and whole grains in the diet. To me, poor beverage choices go hand-in-hand with poor food choices, much like Emily said about the McDonald's drive-thru. In my opinion, soft drinks should disappear from the Earth! Why do you think we tell diabetics not to consume them? They can't be good for anyone else either.
Often soft drinks are paired with certain foods, or meals. For example, value meals come with a drink, and individuals often feel obligated to fill up on soft drinks, when otherwise they would have had water or tea when not in the fast-food setting. A burger and fries is almost always accompanied with a soft drink. Unforunatly fast-food is quickly becoming a trend in Japan, with the same negative results that are experienced in the US.
Often times, people will also experience the "what-the-hell" effect when eating what they percieve to be unhealhty. If they are ordering "unhealthy" fast food full of fat and oil, they may think "what the hell, I've already blown my diet; go ahead and have that regular cola." Nutritional content of the food is disregarded, and this is where fruits, vegetables, and whole grains can be replaced with fat, oil, and sugar.
My first assumption is that they are getting the soda from a fast food restaurant which has greasy fries, burgers, etc. Another possibility is that greasy foods taste better with soda so those who drink soda, tend to eat foods with a higher fat content.
Sam,
I like your point on how soft drinks aren't the first thing you think of when you are going to have fruits and vegetables. It seems the obvious choice for people to choose unhealthy foods when they are drinking soft drinks.
Fried foods and soda it goes together. Fancy coffee's are popular, delicious and typically high in calories. It's habit, it is what everyone else is getting. You buy those meals and a soda comes with it---except at Wendy's you can substitute a Frosty for a beverage. What it's calcium?!?
Susan
Brit,
Disappear from the earth! Your funny. They are not good your right. And I do agree that soda replaces milk and higher fat foods replace fruits and vegi's.
Susan
PS Please never wish for coffee to disappear from the earth, I need it!
To me it's simple, the people who overindulge in soft drinks are the same ones likely to have other unhealthy dietary patterns, that could lead to higher fat or oil intake.
When I think of drinking soda I think of your more "unhealthy" foods like French fries, movie theater popcorn, and cheeseburgers. Plus sodas are cheep along with chips and candy bars so they are easier to keep around the house.
Tori
Emily,
Good point that soda included sugary drinks. I don't think that the results would be significantly different if they weren't simply because soda is more common with takeout food and since we eat out so much I still think the results would be the same.
Tori
Tor-
I like your point you made about soda being cheap, much like candy bars and chips. I had not even thought of that; but again, excellent thought. No wonder soft drinks are so accessible.
Soft drinks are commonly consumed at fast food restaurants. Fast food restaurants fry a lot of their foods and these foods are high in fat and oil. I know that when I am eating pizza or a burger I enjoy having a soda with the meal. There is a possibility that people associate certain beverages with certain types of food, therefore they consume that beverage when they eat that food. If a person frequents restaurants and orders these 'trigger' foods, they may also order a soft drink.
It looks like everyone agrees that soda has an association with fried, fatty foods, and visa-versa. Like peanut butter and jelly, or spaghetti and meatballs; a burger, fries, and a coke go together.
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