Components

• Sugar water is literally a mixture of sugar and water. The point of sugar water is how sweet it is, not how it tastes. The water can be either in plain filtered form or carbonated.
  
  

Beverages

• However, sugar water can be a beverage with other ingredients, especially if it is carbonated. Then the more proper description would be sugar drink. Examples are fruit juices that have taste and carbonation, but no coloring, thus giving the appearance of water.
  
  

Health Benefits

• According to a New York Times article, sugar can be used as an anesthetic for infants about to get shots. Researchers found that infants who took the solution of sugar water were significantly more comfortable than those only fed water.
  
  

Health Dangers

• However, sugar water adversely affects health if taken excessively. Health problems include diabetes, as well as tooth decay and heart disease.
  
  

Western Pattern Diet

• Sugar water or sugar drink is considered part of the Western pattern diet. It is a dietary habit that is practiced in the developed world and characterized by consumption of food high in sugar and fat.