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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
Flight attendant reveals the worst drink to serve on a plane
A flight attendant has revealed the worst drink to serve on an airplane, and it may surprise you. The bar service on a flight is always something that avid travellers look forward to, and is often free on long-haul trips. Most airlines have a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks available for passengers to enjoy while at 30,000 feet in the air. However, one cabin crew member has now revealed what she considers to be the worst drink to order during a flight. The aviation worker, who runs their own blog called These Gold Wings, told her readers exactly why the drink should be avoided. Going by alias name 'Jet', she explained pouring fizzy drinks while in the air can be an absolute nuisance for operating crew. The experienced staffer said how 'soft drinks foam up a lot more when poured out of a can' due to cabin pressure. She added it means she has 'to sit and wait for the bubbles to fall before I can continue pouring'. Most airlines have a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks available for passengers to enjoy while at 30,000 feet in the air One cabin crew member has now revealed she considers fizzy drinks to be the worst thing to drink while on board - and can also be a headache for crew (stock image) It can result in the drinks service being slowed down, especially on busy flights with high demand for beverages. On flights, the cabin environment is dry due to low humidity, and with carbonated drinks not as hydrating as water, it could potentially make you thirstier in the long run. With the cabin pressure lower in the air than on the ground, the carbonated drink gasses can also expand in your stomach, potentially leading to bloating. While it's always nice to enjoy a glass of fizz high in the clouds, the crew member added that the best choice of drink is water to stay hydrated. Meanwhile, a flight attendant has left social media users stunned after she revealed her 'insane' monthly earnings - despite only working part-time hours.
Washington Post
29-05-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
What's the best prebiotic or probiotic soda? It's rough out there.
In recent years, drink cases at grocery stores and delis have been transformed into rainbow-colored seas. Cans of fizzy drinks — with Gen-Z-bait graphic design and bright hues — touting healthier-than-regular-soda properties are muscling up to the standard fare of bottled waters and juices. Many of these elixirs aren't just promising to take the place of a traditional sodas, only with lower sugar and fewer calories — they also claim to offer health benefits, including the holy grail of buzzy wellness: 'gut health.'
Daily Mail
23-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Man who drank up to three litres of Coca Cola every day has to have 35 stones removed from his bladder
A doctor has warned of the dangers of drinking too many fizzy drinks, after he was forced to remove 35 stones from the bladder of a man who had a habit of drinking three litres of Coca-Cola every day. In an Instagram video that's so far attracted more than 8.5 million views, Brazil-based urologist Dr Thales Andrade said 'excessive' consumption of sugary, fizzy drinks can cause kidney stones. Speaking in portuguese, he showed viewers a dish of several large yellow stones that he had removed, as the patient lay on the table following the procedure. Kidney stones are calcium deposits that build in the urinary tract and move to the bladder to be urinated out, causing sharp pain, nausea, vomiting, pinching or stinging and potentially blood in the urine. If left untreated, they can migrate to the bladder and lead to life threatening complications like kidney failure or sepsis—when the body attacks its own tissues and organs. The caption below the video explained how the stones developed. Drinking too much Coca-Cola, which contains high amounts of sugar, can increase the amount of calcium in the body, raising the risk of stones forming. What's more, carbonated beverages are filled with chemicals like phosphoric acid, which creates an acidic environment in the kidneys that is further encouraging of the formation of hard stone-like lumps. Dr Andrade added: 'Maintaining adequate hydration and avoiding excessive consumption of soda are essential measures for prevention. Kidney health begins with the daily choices of what we drink.' According to the National Kidney Foundation, the larger the stone, the more noticeable the symptoms. A severe pain on either side of the lower back is a common complaint. These periods of intense pain may last for minutes or hours. Blood in the urine, a urinary tract infection and feeling sick or vomiting are also other common warning signs of the ailment. Kidney stones affect more than one in ten people, mostly aged between 30 and 60, and are caused by waste products in the blood forming crystals. Over time, crystals build up to form a hard stone-like lump. Once a kidney stone has formed, the body will tries to pass it through urine. Most are small enough to do so and can be managed at home. When they get too big, however, surgery is usually needed to remove them.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Mazraoui believes cutting out fizzy drinks helps him reach no-sugar high at United
Noussair Mazraoui has revealed that cutting out fizzy drinks has helped him to make 55 Manchester United appearances this season, the most of the defender's eight-year career. Mazraoui's 48 games for Ajax in 2018-19 constituted his previous highest number. With two matches left he could end on 57 and the 27-year-old explained why. 'I'm not drinking any sodas any more – fizzy drinks,' he said. 'It changes a lot because of the sugar; you don't get it in your body any more. So just water makes a huge difference eventually. It was just to try to see if there's any difference. I know sugar is really bad for your body but it's really nice to have a little drink of it with dinner.' Advertisement Related: Chelsea close in on Champions League after Cucurella sinks Manchester United His appearance tally comes despite being taken off at half-time of the draw with Aston Villa in October owing to heart palpitations that required a minor procedure. He was able to play again 13 days later, in the 2-1 win over Brentford. 'It feels like ages ago,' he said. 'Everything was just fine. It was nothing big or huge. It didn't make any difference [to my season]. I've managed to play a lot of minutes, playing in different positions.' Though Mazraoui has operated mainly as a centre-back or wing-back, he has featured in seven positions this season, including at No 10 in the draw at Fenerbahce, Erik ten Hag fielding him there in the Dutchman's penultimate match. 'It was a surprise,' Mazraoui said. 'I did it a really long time ago.' Advertisement United will record their lowest Premier League finish but face Tottenham in Wednesday's Europa League final as the only unbeaten team in competition. Mazraoui said: 'The Premier League is a tough league but out of two chances in every Europa League game, we score a minimum one. Out of the 20 chances we get in the Premier League we don't manage to score one. That's the biggest difference, so I don't think that has something to do with the league. I don't think that the goalkeepers in the Europa League are that much worse than in the Premier League.' In the league United have managed 42 goals in 37 games, while in the Europa League they have 34 in 14. The Moroccan also cited a difference in attitude. 'We always manage in the Europa League to win,' he said. 'The biggest example is Lyon, where we were almost dead in the last 10 minutes of the game [4-2 down]. Extra time, everybody's tired and you still manage to win [5-4]. 'We have maybe the kind of fighting spirit in the Europa League that we lack in the Premier League. I cannot really tell you what the reasons for that are, because that's something in the mindset that should be there, but many times this season it was not.'
