Crystal light or diet soda?
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tcklove
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Which one is better or healthier? I have a hard time getting in water but I use both crystal light and diet soda to curb cravings and increase my hydration
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Whatever you like best is whats best for you10
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Sounds good. They both hydrate, both have very few caloriez. If you're not experiencing heartburn, acid reflux, side effects from artificial sweeteners, then go with what works for you.7
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Neither are better/healthier for you than the other. Drink what you like.9
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persevere with water, you'll eventually learn to love it.0
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Neither. Both trick your body's insulin response and you end up storing weight. Yes diet drinks make you gain weight. Drink water. Add lemon or cucumber if you don't like the taste.9
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Neither- yuck!
Try just plain water- maybe you need to try filtered or bottled water, maybe your tap water just doesn't taste good... Or if that's still no good then maybe try:
Sparkling water
Sparkling water with a squeeze of lemon or lime juice
Regular water with a squeeze of lemon juice
Fruit or cucumber infused water
Coconut water1 -
Jhenryesq88310 wrote: »Neither. Both trick your body's insulin response and you end up storing weight. Yes diet drinks make you gain weight. Drink water. Add lemon or cucumber if you don't like the taste.
Nope17 -
Jhenryesq88310 wrote: »Neither. Both trick your body's insulin response and you end up storing weight. Yes diet drinks make you gain weight. Drink water. Add lemon or cucumber if you don't like the taste.
Yup - agreed - lots of evidence (i.e. real scientific papers) on this. Sweeteners (depending on which ones) do affect insulin levels. The others just keep you used to wanting sweet things (psychological) and make it that much harder...
As suggested above - water is best and if you need something in it - a few slices of fruit
And now let the flame wars begin.
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chrismellor01 wrote: »Jhenryesq88310 wrote: »Neither. Both trick your body's insulin response and you end up storing weight. Yes diet drinks make you gain weight. Drink water. Add lemon or cucumber if you don't like the taste.
Yup - agreed - lots of evidence (i.e. real scientific papers) on this. Sweeteners (depending on which ones) do affect insulin levels. The others just keep you used to wanting sweet things (psychological) and make it that much harder...
As suggested above - water is best and if you need something in it - a few slices of fruit
And now let the flame wars begin.
No scientific research shows that sweeteners cause weight storage or gain. Where are your citations?19 -
Jhenryesq88310 wrote: »Neither. Both trick your body's insulin response and you end up storing weight. Yes diet drinks make you gain weight. Drink water. Add lemon or cucumber if you don't like the taste.
False.12 -
I have lost plenty and drank diet soda, I do not drink it anymore just because I drink wayyy too much. As long as your not drinking a 12 pack a day. Calorie surplus makes you gain weight, and a deficit causes you to loose. Granted the sweetness of the diet drink can cause cravings in certain people. Use at your own discretion and ignore the bro science, do what works for you.3
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I knew this one was going to cause some flamage...
Some information to another forum member that I wrote on account they took me to task about this previously because just "knew" that artificial sweeteners were not a problem.
This is an interesting paper as it mentions specific sweeteners as increasing insulin levels in trails (surprisingly names aspertame as not doing this - and gives a reason why not):
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9884024
This contrasts with this advice from the Mayo Clinic:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/expert-answers/artificial-sweeteners/faq-20058038
But the above is interesting in that it names sugar alcohols (you may recognize some of the names) as being suspect. This is from the paper:
"Also, be cautious with sugar alcohols — including mannitol, sorbitol and xylitol. Sugar alcohols can increase your blood sugar level. And for some people, sugar alcohols may cause diarrhea."
WebMD has this one:
http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20140917/artificial-sweeteners-blood-sugar#1
Which I find even more fascinating as it brings into play something that we are only just starting to understand, is that your gut flora and fauna have great influence on your body (and by extension, mind) and the way it works.
Feel free to go through the above and then no doubt come back with 1000s of similar articles that say they aren't a problem...
Until I know otherwise and it's proven scientifically - I know which way I will go.
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chrismellor01 wrote: »I knew this one was going to cause some flamage...
Some information from another forum member that took me to task about this previously because just "knew" that artificial sweeteners were not a problem.
This is an interesting paper as it mentions specific sweeteners as increasing insulin levels in trails (surprisingly names aspertame as not doing this - and gives a reason why not):
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9884024
This contrasts with this advice from the Mayo Clinic:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/expert-answers/artificial-sweeteners/faq-20058038
But the above is interesting in that it names sugar alcohols (you may recognize some of the names) as being suspect. This is from the paper:
"Also, be cautious with sugar alcohols — including mannitol, sorbitol and xylitol. Sugar alcohols can increase your blood sugar level. And for some people, sugar alcohols may cause diarrhea."
WebMD has this one:
http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20140917/artificial-sweeteners-blood-sugar#1
Which I find even more fascinating as it brings into play something that we are only just starting to understand, is that your gut flora and fauna have great influence on your body (and by extension, mind) and the way it works.
Feel free to go through the above and then no doubt come back with 1000s of similar articles that say they aren't a problem...
Until I know otherwise and it's proven scientifically - I know which way I will go.
Where does it say they cause weight gain though?6 -
Did you read those posts in the 4 minutes it took to post this reply?
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chrismellor01 wrote: »Did you read those posts in the 4 minutes it took to post this reply?
Well first one isn't about aspartame so didn't read it since it's aspartame in diet soda, and the last 2 are quick reads1 -
Jhenryesq88310 wrote: »Neither. Both trick your body's insulin response and you end up storing weight. Yes diet drinks make you gain weight. Drink water. Add lemon or cucumber if you don't like the taste.
Funny, I lost 60 pounds while drinking diet soda11 -
And as regards insulin causing weight gain - there is a mechanism and described in the many sources.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17924864
Provides a mechanism for this.
This next one if from Mayo clinic and further describes the process:
http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/567888
I have deliberately avoided many of the .org posts and pseudo-science posts.
As I say - until it's proven it's not an issue - personally I will avoid them where is possible.1 -
singingflutelady wrote: »chrismellor01 wrote: »Did you read those posts in the 4 minutes it took to post this reply?
Well first one isn't about aspartame so didn't read it since it's aspartame in diet soda, and the last 2 are quick reads
Aspartame is a common sweetener and whilst may not be in the diet soda you drink - it could well be in others and also used in any number of "diet" products. But I guess as it's not in your diet soda that doesn't make it relevant?
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Jhenryesq88310 wrote: »Neither. Both trick your body's insulin response and you end up storing weight. Yes diet drinks make you gain weight. Drink water. Add lemon or cucumber if you don't like the taste.
Funny, I lost 60 pounds while drinking diet soda
I lived on diet coke when I was anorexic. I guess I'm odd since I lost a lot of weight and became dangerously underweight.4 -
chrismellor01 wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »chrismellor01 wrote: »Did you read those posts in the 4 minutes it took to post this reply?
Well first one isn't about aspartame so didn't read it since it's aspartame in diet soda, and the last 2 are quick reads
Aspartame is a common sweetener and whilst may not be in the diet soda you drink - it could well be in others and also used in any number of "diet" products. But I guess as it's not in your diet soda that doesn't make it relevant?
No I said I didn't read it because you mentioned that it says it doesn't increase insulin levels.1
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