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HISTORICAL FACTS: Some say ginger ale is good for you but is it really - The Untold Story

Ginger ale is a carbonated soft drink beverage that has ginger’s distinct taste and is sweetened with sugar or artificial sweeteners. The ginger taste is added with either artificial flavoring or comes from real ginger root. (stock.adobe.com)

The plant version of ginger has many studied health benefits, including helping with nausea, headaches and menstrual cramps and even improving blood sugar balance.

So people might assume ginger ale also can be helpful and even healthy. Unfortunately, most such beliefs aren’t supported by research.

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