started As the creatures many millions of years ago to colonize the country, there developed also the feeling of thirst. Thirst is a survival important Signal of our body that liquid is lacking. And he needs for the cycle, and so our bodies work properly. Important is not only that we have enough water, but also the ratio of water to salt in our body.

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salts many important functions in our organism and in order to arrive wherever they are needed, they are transported dissolved in water. The ratio of water and salt is out of balance, our brain signals: “have a drink!” This is what happens when we eat too much salt or sweating.

In the case of sugar, it is a bit different. Sugar consists of Glucose, and has not function other than salt, but also a different effect on the body. While salt is an important mineral for our body and, for example, ensures that our nerves and muscles work properly, we can win the sugar only energy. The feeling of sweet drinks thirst, is so deceptive. Instead, it is the sugar that our body wants to have more.

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Who drink only juice or soft drinks, quickly get used to the sweet taste. I know of nothing else tastes like more and you just want to drink Sweet, because just like cigarettes or alcohol, also sugar can be addictive. The Problem is that we don’t even notice how much sugar we take is actually to us if we drink it all day, only Cola: 100 ml contain about ten grams of sugar in a can of coke nine pieces of cube sugar are about.