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That's not good.ian wrote:I've since replaced alcohol with coke.. 5-6 litres a day.
First thing - thats great news!!, second thing - thats good too, but 5-6 litres of coke a day is quite a bit. But at least you're drinking less alcohol!!I've barely touched a drink.
I've since replaced alcohol with coke.. 5-6 litres a day. Somehow I have only put on a kilo.
Ideally the water and green tea, but if you still want coke, Coke Zero (tried it once and personally don't like it) is an option like Zoidy says. Diet Pepsi & Pepsi Max is OK. Do you get Coke Life? (the green can/green labelled Coca-Cola) I don't really like coke too much, but I could drink litres of that.How about a couple of litres of water and a few cups of green tea instead?
Or at least switch the Coke to Coke Zero.
Yea thats true, the minuses outweigh the plusses though if I'm being honest. Maybe both in moderation, ie an occasional alcoholic drink and a litre of coke?. I'd try and limit both down if you can. At least you're making a good start so I'd keep on with it and keep your alcohol intact to a minimal amount. Sugar intake too as too much sugar = diabetes or borderline diabetes.4 litres of alcohol a day or 6 of coke. Both have plusses and minuses.
You might want to stop drinking that much Coke then.ian wrote:I'd drink a lot more milk, but when you've had Kidney Stones because of too much calcium, you kind of don't want that to happen EVER AGAIN!
I'd honestly take severe chest pains and liver shutting down and vomiting blood for 30 years before I'd want Kidney stones for a single day again
Carbonated beverage consumption has been linked with diabetes, hypertension, and kidney stones, all risk factors for chronic kidney disease. Cola beverages, in particular, contain phosphoric acid and have been associated with urinary changes that promote kidney stones.
The Painful Side Effect of Soda
Who’s the bad guy in your beverage? Surprise, surprise: it’s fructose, which previous studies have found to be associated with kidney stones. Fructose increases excretion of calcium, oxalate, and uric acid, which contribute to stone formation.
And it isn’t the soda guzzlers and Big Gulp gulpers that are at risk. Participants who drank at least one sugar-sweetened cola per day had a 23% higher risk of developing kidney stones than those who popped open less than one can a week. Artificially sweetened drinks didn’t show any statistically significant trends either way. But punch-sippers’ sugar habits made them 23% more likely to develop stones.
That’s not to say you’re stuck with plain old water if you want to drink a kidney-stone-safe diet. People who drank at least one cup of caffeinated coffee had a 26% lower risk; decaf javaholics were 16% less likely to suffer from stones; and a daily cup of tea slashed risk by 11%. Orange juice, though it’s high in fructose, also cuts risk by 12%, since it’s also rich in stone-mitigating potassium citrate.
