Keep up to date with all the latest breaking news and top stories from the North East with our free newsletter The more concentrated sugar and calories in fruit juice can lead to obesity and inappropriate weight gain. Excessive weight gain is associated with high blood pressure, hypertension, stroke, diabetes and other negative health issues later in life. Are naked drinks healthy? Bear in mind that adding milkand cream will add fat and calories. If you like your drink with milk, use low-fat milk – semi-skimmed, 1% or skimmed.

Diluting a small amount of squash with water can make it seem quite harmless, but in actual fact a squash or cordial made with sugar comes with around 3 teaspoons of sugar per glass. Another said: “Nah why did McDonald’s get rid of full fat Oasis.” A third posted: “Please keep Oasis full sugar, this zero s*** is stealing my happiness.” These drinks contain artificial sweeteners, which will provide a sweet taste but won’t have an effect on blood sugar levels, which is good for people with diabetes. Being almost calorie-free, they also mean that the amount of energy provided by the drinks is reduced compared to sugar containing versions. However, the jury is still out about whether this will lead to weight loss or whether people consciously or unconsciously make up for the energy difference by eating more.Tonic water gets its bitter flavour from quinine. This has been found to interact with some medications, including digoxinand warfarin, and has also been linked with irregular heart rhythmswhen prescribed as a medication.

Hydrating, inexpensive and sugar-free: water is the best choice for drinking over the day. If you want to give it some flavour without adding sugar, try adding ice cubes and fresh mint or strips of cucumber. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners.Sign up to our fortnightly Heart Matters newsletter to receive healthy recipes, new activity ideas, and expert tips for managing your health. Joining is free and takes two minutes. I’d like to sign-up 2. Tea or coffee without sugar Fruit juice is sweet already, but fruit juice drinks usually have sugar added to them as well. Before you choose a juice, have a look at the ingredients list to see if sugar has been added. The term “juice drink” is often a clue that sugar has been added, while “pure juice” means that sugar hasn’t been added. About 6 months later, I was reading a newspaper in work, which was talking about aspartame and other sweeteners, and their health impacts, which contained a picture of the same bottle of water she'd tried to convince me to drink, with a scientist quote beside it, saying this particular brand should be avoided like the plague as the combination of ingredients in it had been linked to a spate of people in the states developing chronic migraines. The first step on our reformulation journey was in 2013, when we decided to take the pivotal decision to remove 1,000 tonnes of sugar and 4 billion calories from Lucozade and Ribena. Water. Hydrating, inexpensive and sugar-free: water is the best choice for drinking over the day. If you want to give it some flavour without adding sugar, try adding ice cubes and fresh mint or strips of cucumber. Is Irn Bru alcoholic?