Is diet pop really bad for you?
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PikaKnight wrote: »ReeseG4350 wrote: »Jbarnes1210 wrote: »"...why do I keep hearing it will,prevent weight loss????
Haven't read any other comments here so I am probably repeating something you've already heard but... your body treats artificial sweeteners the same as sugars. So, if you are guzzling lots of diet sodas, your body thinks it is on an overload of sugar.
The biggest problems with this are two-fold. First of all, there is the very real danger of developing diabetes because your body's chemical response to the artificial sugars being the same as with 'real' sugars and, consuming too much sugar can throw your body's insulin production out of whack.
Secondly, all of that 'not sugar' is still going to mess with your body's metabolism as well as the way in which your body processes fats (which, normally are converted to sugars as needed for the body). If your body thinks you already have a ready supply of sugars for energy (and thus the caveman survival) it is not converting fats. So the fats... remain as fats in your system.
So... consuming 'not sugar', your body still thinks it's sugar and responds as though it is, in fact, sugar.
Make sense?
No, because it doesn't make sense.
What is caveman survival???
:laugh: I don't know. I really don't know. :laugh:0 -
zachbonner wrote: »Whoever says that diet pop is not bad for them is fooling themselves.
Diet pop contains chemicals that are known carcinogens (CAUSE CANCER!)
I'll take water, thank you very much.
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zachbonner wrote: »I just had two Diet Cokes for science.
I am short of breath and I feel a numbness in my left arm.
That could be a heart attack. If you already had adverse effects with sugar substitute, you just made yourself look dumb trying to prove a point.0 -
zachbonner wrote: »ogmomma2012 wrote: »zachbonner wrote: »I just had two Diet Cokes for science.
I am short of breath and I feel a numbness in my left arm.
That could be a heart attack. If you already had adverse effects with sugar substitute, you just made yourself look dumb trying to prove a point.
Your blasé attitude towards my serious situation is concerning.
Call 911 if it's so serious. You don't EVER put yourself in jeopardy to prove a point when you already KNOW you have a reaction to it.0 -
zachbonner wrote: »ogmomma2012 wrote: »zachbonner wrote: »ogmomma2012 wrote: »zachbonner wrote: »I just had two Diet Cokes for science.
I am short of breath and I feel a numbness in my left arm.
That could be a heart attack. If you already had adverse effects with sugar substitute, you just made yourself look dumb trying to prove a point.
Your blasé attitude towards my serious situation is concerning.
Call 911 if it's so serious. You don't EVER put yourself in jeopardy to prove a point when you already KNOW you have a reaction to it.
I had another one.
Your life. Not mine. You want to do stupid *kitten* to fear-monger? Fine.0 -
Are you actually taking what he's saying serious?ogmomma2012 wrote: »zachbonner wrote: »ogmomma2012 wrote: »zachbonner wrote: »ogmomma2012 wrote: »zachbonner wrote: »I just had two Diet Cokes for science.
I am short of breath and I feel a numbness in my left arm.
That could be a heart attack. If you already had adverse effects with sugar substitute, you just made yourself look dumb trying to prove a point.
Your blasé attitude towards my serious situation is concerning.
Call 911 if it's so serious. You don't EVER put yourself in jeopardy to prove a point when you already KNOW you have a reaction to it.
I had another one.
Your life. Not mine. You want to do stupid *kitten* to fear-monger? Fine.
It's late. I'm working, I'm tired. Excuses. Sorry if I care. He's only human.0 -
I thought he was joking!
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zachbonner wrote: »ogmomma2012 wrote: »
Are you actually taking what he's saying serious?ogmomma2012 wrote: »zachbonner wrote: »ogmomma2012 wrote: »zachbonner wrote: »ogmomma2012 wrote: »zachbonner wrote: »I just had two Diet Cokes for science.
I am short of breath and I feel a numbness in my left arm.
That could be a heart attack. If you already had adverse effects with sugar substitute, you just made yourself look dumb trying to prove a point.
Your blasé attitude towards my serious situation is concerning.
Call 911 if it's so serious. You don't EVER put yourself in jeopardy to prove a point when you already KNOW you have a reaction to it.
I had another one.
Your life. Not mine. You want to do stupid *kitten* to fear-monger? Fine.
It's late. I'm working, I'm tired. Excuses. Sorry if I care. He's only human.
I induced vomiting.
I feel much better now.
Diet Coke confirmed as cancer-causing.
You really got me. Good job. And now we know that vomiting = cancer.0 -
ogmomma2012 wrote: »
Are you actually taking what he's saying serious?ogmomma2012 wrote: »zachbonner wrote: »ogmomma2012 wrote: »zachbonner wrote: »ogmomma2012 wrote: »zachbonner wrote: »I just had two Diet Cokes for science.
I am short of breath and I feel a numbness in my left arm.
That could be a heart attack. If you already had adverse effects with sugar substitute, you just made yourself look dumb trying to prove a point.
Your blasé attitude towards my serious situation is concerning.
Call 911 if it's so serious. You don't EVER put yourself in jeopardy to prove a point when you already KNOW you have a reaction to it.
I had another one.
Your life. Not mine. You want to do stupid *kitten* to fear-monger? Fine.
It's late. I'm working, I'm tired. Excuses. Sorry if I care. He's only human.
Yeah well now you know better.
Indeedly do.
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Are you actually taking what he's saying serious?ogmomma2012 wrote: »zachbonner wrote: »ogmomma2012 wrote: »zachbonner wrote: »ogmomma2012 wrote: »zachbonner wrote: »I just had two Diet Cokes for science.
I am short of breath and I feel a numbness in my left arm.
That could be a heart attack. If you already had adverse effects with sugar substitute, you just made yourself look dumb trying to prove a point.
Your blasé attitude towards my serious situation is concerning.
Call 911 if it's so serious. You don't EVER put yourself in jeopardy to prove a point when you already KNOW you have a reaction to it.
I had another one.
Your life. Not mine. You want to do stupid *kitten* to fear-monger? Fine.
Lol. Sadly, this would not be my top edp call tonight.
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