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 beverages," Ludwig told CNN. The sugar provides huge amounts of calories, but also creates a vicious cycle. "It’s rapidly absorbed, which raises blood sugar and in effect causes the body to panic," Ludwig said. When the body releases insulin to metabolize the sugar, blood sugar drops. The body responds by releasing a hormone called ghrelin, which causes hunger and provokes us to eat even more." A study from UCLA found that people who drank at least one soda a day increased their risk of being overweight by 27 percent when compared to those who didn’t drink sodas. ALERT: Stop Your Sugar Addiction With These 4 Tips A direct correlation can be seen in California between the rise in the size of an average soda and an increase in obesity. For instance, the <b>…</b>

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