Dirty soda drinks might be doing you dirty as doctors warn of health risks: Metabolic disaster
The latest beverage trend is far from clean – and it’s raising red flags with doctors.Known as a “dirty soda,” it’s a soft drink that also includes a combination of added ingredients, such as flavored syrups, creamers, fruit juices, and other garnishes.The result is a sweet beverage that’s a combination of a soda, mocktail, and dessert.Dirty sodas can easily deliver 250-400 calories and 55-70 grams of sugar in a single drink, which is often more than double the American Heart Association’s daily added sugar limit, according to Erin Palinski-Wade, a New Jersey-based registered dietitian.“It’s more like a dessert beverage than a soft drink, even if people use diet soda as the base,” she told Fox News Digital.The drinks are most dangerous for those with insulin resistance, prediabetes or diabetes, Palinski-Wade warned.“The combination of rapidly absorbed sugar plus cream can cause sharp blood sugar spikes and crashes, driving hunger, fatigue and higher insulin demands,” she cautioned.The trend is said to have originated in Utah years ago at a specialty soda shop, Swig, reportedly due to people in the Mormon faith seeking an alternative to coffee.
The drink was then popularized by social media and TV shows, such as “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” according to Eater.com.The dirty soda trend is widely credited to Swig, a Utah-based soda shop founded in 2010.The concept reportedly gained popularity in Utah, where many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints abstain from coffee and alcohol, helping create demand for customizable, non-alcoholic drinks.“There are multiple soda shops in most suburbs here,” one Utah resident wrote on Reddit.
“I have many coworkers who stop at one daily on their way to work [because] they don’t drink coffee, but will drink dirty sodas.”Dirty sodas have recently grown in popularity, appearing on many restaurant menus and grocery store shelves. Coca-Cola has launched its Coca-Cola ...