
Alternative sweeteners in your drinks can help with weight and diabetes risk, study says
CNN
Most health care experts want us to cut down on sugary drinks, but between tea, coffee and soda. Water is most recommended by health care experts, but a new study says people looking to manage cardiometabolic risk and weight may be able to add low- or no-calorie sweetened beverages to their drink choices.
Americans eat about 60 pounds (27 kilograms) of sugar annually on average -- and almost half of that comes from drinks, according to the American Heart Association.

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