He said: “Liquid death. Just don’t drink them. Period. Done.” Dr London concluded by cautioning: “Avoid breads and pastas.
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“Avoid the refined flours and wheats. Eighty per cent of weight control is diet, 20% is exercise. I guarantee you can out-eat any exercise that you do.”
Speaking to Today afterwards, Dr London stood firmly by his stance on soft drinks, although he conceded that calling them “liquid death” was intended to capture people’s attention, reports the Express.
He said: “I think that soft drinks are just a scourge in our society, and so I was really trying to get some attention.
“Obviously, high-calorie soft drinks and ingesting a lot of calories that people don’t realise they’re getting with the sugar-based soft drinks is a big no-no.”
However, he’s not the only prominent medical expert who believes fizzy drinks present a more serious health risk than many recognise.
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