Our fourth component of the "Six Essentials of Health", What You Drink is vital to your body's ability to handle toxins and perform biochemical processes.  Your body is made up of about 70% water, so What You Drink affects your body's ability to function properly.  In this section, we will post articles from the popular press and abstracts from recent studies that outline why your drinking habits are an important part of health.

Reducing Excess Calorie Consumption By Substituting Water for Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
(April 10, 2009)

Pop Goes The Question of Gout (February 4, 2008)

New Study Supports Link Between Diabetes, High-Fructose Corn Syrup
(August 24, 2007)

Soda and sweet drinks main source of calories in American diet (May 27, 2005)

Soft drinks, especially non-colas & iced tea, hurt hard enamel (June 10, 2004)

Last updated: July 2, 2009