Health expert shares the five 'toxic' beverages you should avoid

A health expert has urged people to remove these common drinks from their diet, and some will come as a bit of a shock.

There are so many drink alternatives these days that we're very much spoilt for choice — but some of the most popular beverages in the States are supposedly not very good for you.

The non-alcoholic drinks market, as of 2022, was valued at a whopping $149.62 billion, reported Fortune Business Insights. Meanwhile, in regards to alcoholic drinks, the same year the market was valued at almost $260 billion, said Park Street.

But are these businesses benefitting from selling consumers unhealthy drinks? Naturopathic doctor Janine Bowring seems to think so.

Taking to TikTok, Bowring revealed the five 'toxic' drinks we should be staying clear of.

"Discover the five toxic beverages that can harm your health and learn how to make healthier choices," she captioned the video.

While some of Bowring's observations won't come as a surprise, others most definitely will.

Alcohol

Bowring says of the boozy beverage: "What research is showing is that that things like beer and wine can (and most times do) contain glyphosate.

"This is a herbicide that can really damage your gut wall lining. That's called leaky gut syndrome. This can then lead to into some autoimmune disorders."

However, that doesn't mean you should panic. While the study in question found trace amounts of the chemical in beer and wine, an adult would have to drink more than 140 glasses of wine or beer daily before causing problems, a spokesperson for the Beer Institute told USA Today.

Sports drinks

While you might want to reach for a sports drink after a run, Bowring is urging you to avoid them.

"They're loaded with sugar, and if it's the low sugar type, they have artificial sweeteners most times," the doctor insisted.

Energy drinks can also prove problematic — something that's been branded as a 'danger to public health' by the World Health Organization.

Diet sodas

While low in calories, diet sodas aren't always the healthier alternative.

Bowring's beef with diet sodas? The sweetener, aspartame.

Elsewhere, celebrity nutritionist Sarah Carolides has expressed concerns about the phosphoric acid that's in drinks like this too.

Carolides says that the acid 'gets straight into your bloodstream and causes the pH of the blood to drop because it's acidic'.

"The blood then has to make it more alkaline again, so there is evidence that it interferes with calcium absorption, because calcium is a big fat alkaline molecule," she went on explain to UNILAD.

Coconut water

This will definitely come as a surprise to many as both coconuts and water are good for you, so why wouldn't coconut water be?

Bowring explained: "Out of season, it can be a problem. Not only does it have a little bit of sugar, but it does have deuterium and can really deplete your energy over time."

According to Osmio Water: "Deuterium is a natural element, the heavy form of hydrogen. High deuterium levels in the human body can have a negative impact causing chronic fatigue, metabolic problems and premature ageing."

Fruit juice

Another one that may come as a shock is fruit juice.

According to Bowring, it's 'very high in fructose' which can possibly cause a fatty liver.

Fructose is a natural sugar found in many fruits, vegetables, and honey, but too much of it can also potentially cause diabetes, obesity, leptin resistance, and blood levels of uric acid, says Healthline.