[WATCH]: Five ways soda is killing you!

www.newsmaxhealth.com Just 100 years ago, the obesity rate in the United States was less than 5 percent. Now, about two-thirds of adults — more than 190 million Americans — are overweight or obese. What's the difference? Many experts believe it's the amount of sugar in our diets, especially the huge amounts of sugar Americans consume each day in the form of soft drinks — often called liquid candy. Here's a breakdown of five main ways soda is killing you: Obesity. Sweetened drinks are the only specific food that clinical research has directly linked to weight gain," says Harvard endocrinologist Dr. David Ludwig. "Highly concentrated starches and sugars promote overeating, and the granddaddy of them all is sugar-sweetened

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