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That is until you realize what’s in it that icy cold refreshment.
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It’s not exactly a Norman Rockwell scene if you’re one of the 88 million Americans who areprediabetic.
Here’s the deal:6254a4d1642c605c54bf1cab17d50f1e
What happens to your body when you drink sugary lemonade.
That’s when your cells no longer allow insulin to launch the storage doors in your cells.
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The worst offender of blood-sugar spiking lemonade is what you’ll buy at the store.
While homemade lemonade is plenty sweet, store-bought lemonade tends to be even more sugary.
For example, a 20-ounce bottle ofMinute Maid Lemonadecontains 67 grams of added sugar in its 260 calories.
Most of it comes from sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) like lemonade.
A closer look at the link between drinking sugar-sweetened beverages and high blood sugar.
A number of studies have linked an increase in SSB consumption to high blood sugar.
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