{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"First the news drops that sipping seltzer ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{"uri":"https://www.wellandgood.com/is-seltzer-actually-bad-for-you/"},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"destroys your teeth","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"hyperlink"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":" and now this? The ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"Wall Street Journal","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{"uri":"http://www.wsj.com/articles/sparkling-ice-floats-higher-as-other-diet-sodas-go-flat-1469093402"},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"reported","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"hyperlink"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":" that despite ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{"uri":"http://www.sparklingice.com/"},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"Sparking Ice","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"hyperlink"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":" branding itself as a good-for-you soda alternative, it isn’t actually healthy at all.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{"target":{"sys":{"id":"7FRDkDdlfu5nwDSib7Tp99","type":"Link","linkType":"Entry"}}},"content":[],"nodeType":"embedded-entry-block"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"The problem? Sucralose is one of the primary ingredients. Just like Splenda—which health experts like Frank Lipman, MD, says is ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{"uri":"https://www.wellandgood.com/food/dr-frank-lipman-splenda-bad-for-you-sugar"},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"worse for you than sugar","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"hyperlink"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"—sucralose has been linked to increasing appetite by interfering with hormones in the brain that tell you you’re full. It also ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{"uri":"http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/artificial-sweeteners-may-change-our-gut-bacteria-in-dangerous-ways/"},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"can kill the good bacteria","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"hyperlink"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":" in your gut.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"What’s ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"really","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":" unfortunate is that many people are turning to Sparkling Ice to ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{"uri":"https://www.wellandgood.com/shopping/how-to-quit-diet-soda"},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"quit diet soda","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"hyperlink"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":", not knowing that their new substitute drink is unhealthy. The ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"Wall Street Journal","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":" reports that as sales for Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi have dropped, sales for Sparkling Ice surged to $636 million in 2015.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"The goods news: Not every sparkling water is laced with surcalose. La Croix is sweetened with all-natural essential oils and Spindrift uses real fruit. ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{"uri":"https://www.wellandgood.com/food/best-healthiest-sparkling-waters"},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"There are several great options out there","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"hyperlink"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":". Your sparkling water habit can live on—you just might want to do a little research first.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[{"type":"italic"}],"value":"Originally posted July 21, 2016. Updated August 13, 2018.","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"},{"data":{},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"For more alternative water options, ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{"uri":"https://www.wellandgood.com/food/coconut-water-summer-recipes"},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"try one of these 12 recipes that use coconut water as a base","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"hyperlink"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":", or do your gut a favor and sip on ","nodeType":"text"},{"data":{"uri":"https://www.wellandgood.com/kombucha-cocktail-recipes-for-a-bacteria-rich-buzz/"},"content":[{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":"kombucha","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"hyperlink"},{"data":{},"marks":[],"value":". ","nodeType":"text"}],"nodeType":"paragraph"}],"nodeType":"document"}