India, April 24 -- Beverages are an integral part of our daily routine, generally serving as a go-to pick-me-up, whether it's your morning coffee or a late-night energy drink to power through an assignment. These drinks offer an instant boost of energy whenever you feel exhausted, and in turn, uplift your mood. But your favourite drink may secretly be harming your gut health.

It's already well known how the gut system influences other parts like the gut-immune axis and the gut-brain axis, with the latter indicating the relationship between mental well-being and gut health. Generally, your beverage serves as a source of comfort to relax, a shortcut to fixing your sour mood, but instead, it may be backfiring, given how closely gut and ment...