Sodas, latte cafes, energy drinks … These unavoidable daily life become sneaky with age. In question: their richness in added sugars, caffeine and sometimes in fats or sodium. Result: concrete consequences on the heart, bones, sleep or even the brain. Two specialists decipher the dangers of these “false friends” in the morning and in the afternoon.
Why some drinks become toxic after 60 years
After 60 years ago, the body becomes less tolerant in the face of exciting or inflammatory substances. “”As you get older, the body becomes more vulnerable to diseases such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular problems and osteoporosis“, warns Dr. Rimas Geiga, a nutrition specialist, interviewed by the American media Shefinds.
These age -related pathologies can be accelerated by the regular consumption of certain drinks. However, they are rarely taken into account in dietary advice. “”Drinks, often forgotten when talking about food, play a particularly important role in the aging process“, She adds.
On the accused bench: sugary drinks and caffeine drinks. Two types of very common drinks, but particularly deleterious after 60 years.
These two drinks pointed out by experts
First to ban: The sugary drink, whether gaseous, flat or presented as “natural”. Sodas, industrial fruit juices, flavored milk drinks, illed tea or “health smoothies” often contain added sugars, milk or cream, saturated fats and many additives. Their consumption is associated with a series of chronic disorders:
- Sleep disorders, sometimes linked to a cognitive decline or a drop in immune defenses;
- Cardiovascular disorders;
- Hepatic steatosis, or non -alcoholic foie gras;
- Fat gain and obesity;
- Cancers;
- Caries;
- Dental erosion;
- Dehydration.
Second type to avoid: drinks rich in caffeine, including caffeinated sodas, energy drinks, or cafes embellished with sugar and milk. According to Dr Geiga, “High consumption of caffeine can interfere with the absorption of calcium, essential to the maintenance of solid bones“. A phenomenon that directly promotes osteoporosis.
The caffeine + sugar cocktail, well present in certain famous sodas, constitutes a double threat: “These are two powerful diuretics that promote dehydration“He says.
The concrete advice of the nutritionist Alexandra Murcier
For Alexandra Murcier, dietitian-nutritionist, the observation is final: “Sodas and energy drinks are to be avoided because sugar has a pro-inflammatory role which will exacerbate the appearance of inflammatory pathologies (already naturally present after 60 years) as osteoarthritis“.
It also specifies that, in seniors, basic metabolism slows down, which promotes the storage of fat. “”It is therefore essential to reduce your sugar consumption to reduce the risk of developing diabetes or obesity“, She insists.
Caffeine, neither is she, is no exception to her radar: “From their composition that is too rich in sugar and caffeine, these drinks are to be avoided at all ages of life. On the other hand, coffee, at moderate dose, has a scientifically demonstrated interest in reducing cardiovascular risk and Parkinson’s disease“, she nuances.
Faced with these observations, what drink to adopt once the seventy has been crossing around? “”We can encourage the consumption of green tea, which thanks to its richness in antioxidants limits cell aging, but always by compensating with water, because tea and coffee are diuretic drinks that dehydrate us“Concludes the specialist.