article_snippet: However, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that adults of normal body mass index only eat 25g (six teaspoons) of sugar in total per day.
article_snippet: This is less sugar than the original but that is still an excessive amount - it is still a sugar sweetened beverage and is no way part of a healthy life or lifestyle.
article_snippet: Dr Kieron Rooney highlighted research carried out in the eighties where rats were given a sugar solution, a saccharin [artificial sweetener] solution and only drank a certain amount.
article_snippet: But when rats were given both sugar and saccharin mixed together rats drank more than rats normally would.
article_snippet: It’s called a super mix, a little bit of sugar and sweetener drives over consumption… if this translates to the human population then that is fantastic for ’s profit line,Dr Kieron Rooney said.
article_snippet: But people should be aware that a sugar sweetened beverage is still an excessive calorie product with no nutritional benefits,’ Dr Kieron Rooney said.
article_snippet: Sugary drinks do not just cause weight gain Sugary drinks rot teeth, increase fat on the liver and fat around the waist, Dr Kieron Rooney explained .
article_snippet: Lipton Ice Tea has over eight teaspoons of sugar, while Vitamin Water has seven .
article_snippet: V Energy Drinks which promise to give you 'energy' have 13 teaspoons of sugar in V Energy Drinks which promise to give you 'energy .
article_snippet: Nutrition Australia would still say that while it's safe it's still encouraging people to want to eat sweets.
article_snippet: The other thing is there is some research that suggests that cola based colour drinks, whether sweetened naturally or artificially, are potentially impact negatively on insulin resistance meaning you are more likely to gain weight,' she told Daily Mail Australia. '
article_snippet: Coca-Cola has over eight teaspoons of sugar and Gatorade has nine teaspoons .
highlights_snippet: People should be aware that a sugar sweetened beverage is still an excessive calorie product with no nutritional benefits,' expert says .