Always remember that no sugar doesn't necessarily mean something isn't harmful. Diet sodas are one of the worst things you can put in your body, and arguably even worse than their sugar-laden originals. Artificial sweeteners, coloring, and other questionable ingredients all feature in your favorite "diet" drinks. The caramel flavoring in diet cola drinks has also been found to increase the rate of tumors in rats and has been flagged as a potential carcinogen for humans.
Though they're marketed as zero calorie, "healthy" alternatives to regular sodas, many of them have been found to increase glucose levels and add more stress to the liver, which leads to more fat production in the body. If you're looking for an alternative to soda, try getting into herbal tea instead. It might not sound as exciting, but you'll get used to it!
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.