I've just been told Diet Coke makes you fat

mskimee

I've just been told Diet Coke makes you fat (I love Diet Coke)...by a friend who is currently choking down salmon (she detests salmon, but its "good for you" and she does this every January for the whole month. There is also a lot of kale, which she also hates but is "good for you"). She is easily 3st overweight, but apparently my calorie and sugar free drink is going to make me fat because the "chemicals in it make you fat so you drink more and can't lose weight". I'm not sure if this is a rant or a smh moment, but dear god, I just had to tell someone!!

MsAmandaNJ

Glad this turned out to be a little rant and not asking if it's true.

malgamin

I have heard this also but not for that reason. I have heard somewhere that the sweet taste of diet coke tricks your brain into producing certain chemicals within your stomach/ intestines to help process the sugar that is about to receive, however, when no sugar comes into your stomach the chemicals released act negatively in some way.

Personally I think it's all twaddle as I have a can at lunch and still manage to lose weight but even if it detrimental to you at least it's not full fat coke which would be far worse.

Others may know more than I

mskimee

My reply to her was "yeah, I'm sure its my diet coke that made me gain weight and not the extra 1000 odd calories a day". her reply was "Calorie counting is BS, you should just eat super-foods".

I am at my desk with visions of grapes in capes.....

Gallowmere1984

Must be something specific to Diet Coke then. Since I lost 100+ lbs. drinking Coke Zero and Sprite Zero the whole time, there's obviously something inherently fattening and evil in Diet Coke. Clearly, the Coca-Cola Co. is complicit in the conspiracy by the lizard people to make the word "diet" synonymous with "fat".

TheLongshot

Honestly from experience I have a hard time dieting when drinking diet coke/pepsi. It makes me want to eat things to go with it like chocolate or cakes. I'm doing a lot better since I knocked it on the head.

Just my personal experience.

trigden1991

mskimee wrote: »

My reply to her was "yeah, I'm sure its my diet coke that made me gain weight and not the extra 1000 odd calories a day". her reply was "Calorie counting is BS, you should just eat super-foods".

I am at my desk with visions of grapes in capes.....

Enjoy knowing that she will lose 3-4lbs in the first week when her will power is strong but soon she will stop talking about diet and the snacks will reappear. Not to mention that next year, she'll have 4st to lose and be doing it all over again.

The above situation happens everywhere unfortunately. Enjoy your Diet Coke and all the weight gain that it will bring

unsuspectingfish

mskimee wrote: »

My reply to her was "yeah, I'm sure its my diet coke that made me gain weight and not the extra 1000 odd calories a day". her reply was "Calorie counting is BS, you should just eat super-foods".

I am at my desk with visions of grapes in capes.....

mskimee

3rdof7sisters

Eating more calories than you burn makes you fat.

Enjoy your diet coke!

P.S. Choking down food you don't like sounds like the road to failure to me. Eat what you like in moderation, and less calories than you burn is my choice.

Bookworm1860

Unfortunately there is some research showing this to be true, beyond the whole tricking the brain and causing cravings thing. It seems one of the aspartame metabolites may actually change/interfere with metabolic pathways causing fat gain. The study was done with mice but unlike most rodent studies they exposed them to an amount equivalent to what many people consume instead of something equivalent to us drinking 20 gallons in a day. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161122193100.htm
Typed as I slug down my morning diet Coke, which I'm trying to wean myself off of

crzycatlady1

Bookworm1860 wrote: »

Unfortunately there is some research showing this to be true, beyond the whole tricking the brain and causing cravings thing. It seems one of the aspartame metabolites may actually change/interfere with metabolic pathways causing fat gain. The study was done with mice but unlike most rodent studies they exposed them to an amount equivalent to what many people consume instead of something equivalent to us drinking 20 gallons in a day. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161122193100.htm
Typed as I slug down my morning diet Coke, which I'm trying to wean myself off of

I'm not a mouse I've lost 50lbs while drinking diet soda and I'm now several years into maintaining a bmi of around 21, while still drinking several cans a day.

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1308408/why-aspartame-isnt-scary/p1

eta: totally off topic but I'm a HUGE book nerd-love your user name!

rnelson88

The theory behind the fat gain from diet drinks in general, is that the artificial sweeteners make you hungrier and therefore eat more. I've never had an issue with pepsi max/ coke zero/ zero sugar monsters. It's a diet food industry scam.

TeaBea

Diet soda is like a snack for me. Without my afternoon diet A&W I would be looking to raid someone's candy jar. Diet soda helps me stay on track.

Calorie counting is BS......so much denial here. Shoveling in large quantities isn't why we are fat.....it's our food choices.
Yeah....r i g h t (sarcasm font).

zyxst

Bookworm1860 wrote: »

Unfortunately there is some research showing this to be true, beyond the whole tricking the brain and causing cravings thing. It seems one of the aspartame metabolites may actually change/interfere with metabolic pathways causing fat gain. The study was done with mice but unlike most rodent studies they exposed them to an amount equivalent to what many people consume instead of something equivalent to us drinking 20 gallons in a day. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161122193100.htm
Typed as I slug down my morning diet Coke, which I'm trying to wean myself off of

Did my diet Mt. Dew cause that half pound gain this morning?

mskimee

Bookworm1860 wrote: »

Unfortunately there is some research showing this to be true, beyond the whole tricking the brain and causing cravings thing. It seems one of the aspartame metabolites may actually change/interfere with metabolic pathways causing fat gain. The study was done with mice but unlike most rodent studies they exposed them to an amount equivalent to what many people consume instead of something equivalent to us drinking 20 gallons in a day. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/11/161122193100.htm
Typed as I slug down my morning diet Coke, which I'm trying to wean myself off of

I read that as the mice gained weight as they ate more as they craved more due to drinking the Diet Coke. So if I stay within my calorie goals, it seems logical to me that it won't make me gain weight, but possibly make me crave food that will make me gain weight. As long as I don't eat over my target, I should be all good. What I get from the study (I could be totally wrong though!!) is that the drink won't make you gain weight, but the possible cravings resulting from the drink might do.

Anyway I'd prefer that to choking down food I detest for a month every year!

ninerbuff

I always love the people who make claims like this. They are usually the ones with weight issues and somehow gained knowledge when they started dieting on "clean" foods.

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Carlos_421

TheLongshot wrote: »

Honestly from experience I have a hard time dieting when drinking diet coke/pepsi. It makes me want to eat things to go with it like chocolate or cakes. I'm doing a lot better since I knocked it on the head.

Just my personal experience.

I'm just over here wondering how cake and soda are being grouped together.
Cake and chocolate need milk, not pop.

mskimee

ninerbuff wrote: »

I always love the people who make claims like this. They are usually the ones with weight issues and somehow gained knowledge when they started dieting on "clean" foods.

I use to work in a gym and this was all I heard in January. people who had suddenly seen the light and their body was their temple (for a few weeks) and I'd hear people scoffing at the protein bars we sold ( "I couldn't eat that muck!! There's more protein in a chicken breast and some broccoli than a protein bar...." etc etc). We would just grit our teeth until it was over..... I'm all for bettering yourself, but scoffing at people who did fitness for a living cos some TV doc said something and everyone fell at his feet to hand him cash.....

mskimee

Carlos_421 wrote: »

TheLongshot wrote: »

Honestly from experience I have a hard time dieting when drinking diet coke/pepsi. It makes me want to eat things to go with it like chocolate or cakes. I'm doing a lot better since I knocked it on the head.

Just my personal experience.

I'm just over here wondering how cake and soda are being grouped together.
Cake and chocolate need milk, not pop.

i use to love Diet Coke with Mentos, but apparently I'll explode if I eat them together....

Nysportsred

I went from a 42 waist to a 35 and lost 50 pounds and counting and I drink a LOT of Diet Coke.

It might have that impact on certain people, but not all?