The two absolute worst things on this list, the Frick and Frack of nutrition, the Trump and Trump of the food party? One of them is (big gulp here) soda — which “has been linked to an increased risk for chronic disease, including obesity and diabetes,” says Miller.
Any way you spoon it out, sugar does NOT make the medicine go down. “A tablespoon of sugar contains 50 calories and 13 grams of sugar with no vitamins, minerals, or other health-promoting nutrients,” says Miller. Even more troubling: “The more sugar we eat,” Miller adds, “the more we crave.”