Fat blocking Pepsi

AllTehBeers

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/pepsi-launches-new-weight-loss-soda

People will be sh!tting over this....

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the so-called soft drink czar who has banned sweetened beverages larger than 16 ounces in New York City, probably didn’t expect this development. Pepsi Tuesday launched a version of its popular cola in Japan that claims to block the absorption of fat. Could this new version of Pepsi solve Americans’ neck-and-neck desires for weight loss and sugary, super-sized beverages?

Simply called Pepsi Special, the caffeinated soft drink has the added ingredient dextrin, a natural water-soluble dietary fiber derived from potatoes. Japanese commercials touting the product’s effectiveness for weight loss even go as far as to ask, “Why choose between a hamburger and a slice of pizza? If you choose Pepsi Special, you can have both!” But does it work? Pepsi claims that dextrin slows the absorption of fat in the body by binding with it and eliminating it as waste, not reserving it as empty calories.


Dextrin's Dubious Weight-Loss History

Pepsi is basing its claims on a Japanese study published in 2006 that showed that rats fed dextrin actually absorbed less fat than those that were not. And while some of the science behind dextrin is solid, chances are your stools won’t be if you overindulge. That’s right—just like the promises made in the late 1990s when U.S. snack food companies added olestra to salty snacks like potato chips, that fat-blocking ingredient also destroyed a substantial amount of valuable nutrients and gave junk-food junkies more than they bargained for in terms of eliminating the additive.

Americans who enjoyed foods with olestra experienced bloating, cramping, diarrhea, and frequently had loose bowel movements. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) defends olestra, even though its use is banned in the United Kingdom and in Canada. As it turns out, dextrin produces the same results, and has already been given the less-than-cheeky nickname “Pepsi Poop.”


A Closer Look at Dextrin

Several U.S.-based research studies have examined the health benefits of dextrin and the reviews are mixed.

While the natural additive did help reduce levels of fat in the body, its overall effect is considered modest. In order for dextrin to really absorb enough fat to cause a considerate weight loss, chances are its adverse effects—like frequent diarrhea, gas, and bloating—would be overwhelming.

However, dextrin did offer other health benefits, described in a study published in the Journal of Endocrinology that claims it “improved glucose tolerance in lab mice [and therefore prevented their obesity].”

Another U.S. study published in a 2006 issue of Nutrition claimed dextrin “shows promise is reducing the negative effects of a diet high in cholesterol.”

Those claims were echoed in an earlier 2004 study conducted by the Japan Functional Food Research Association, a non-profit organization. In that report, dextrin’s beneficial uses “promoted blood sugar regulation and suppressed the adverse affects of [high] serum cholesterol.”

The Final Word

While Pepsi’s claims that its new and improved cola beverage is smooth and mimics the popular non-diet version of its soft drink, let the buyer beware. If the claims seem too good to be true, then they most likely are.

While a little dextrin won’t send you rushing to the nearest washroom, chances are a diet punctuated by more than one daily serving of Pepsi Special may be much more than you bargained for—and it still contains high levels of sugar in the form of high fructose corn syrup.

If you genuinely want to lose weight or increase your intake of fiber, it’s better to do so by eating more fruits, vegetables, beans, and whole grains. And believe it or not, the best method to successful weight loss remains diet and exercise, not by gulping a popular soft drink with a secret ingredient.

DontStopB_Leakin

.....Oh my.

Cranktastic

_Wits_

Love.you.

rosalee87

Hmmm.

EatClenTrenHard

tommygirl15

As it turns out, dextrin produces the same results, and has already been given the less-than-cheeky nickname “Pepsi Poop.”

lolz

Jacwhite22

this.... but harder

KatKisses

oh jeez

Chief_Rocka

HaleyAlli

“Why choose between a hamburger and a slice of pizza? If you choose Pepsi Special, you can have both!”

*Puke*

This planet... ugh... Just why....

petstorekitty

Wow. Japan is the craziest most awesome place in the world. lol

CallMeCupcakeDammit

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/pepsi-launches-new-weight-loss-soda

People will be sh!tting over this....

If you genuinely want to lose weight or increase your intake of fiber, it’s better to do so by eating more fruits, vegetables, beans, and whole grains. And believe it or not, the best method to successful weight loss remains diet and exercise, not by gulping a popular soft drink with a secret ingredient.

At least someone has some sense!

AllTehBeers

Love.you.

Win.

Sarahbara76

those crazy Japanese :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :noway: :noway:

love4fitnesslove4food_wechange

wow. just wow.

infamousmk

shovav91

I laughed out loud before realizing they were serious. Then I cried a little.

EnchantedEvening

Oh, HELLLLLL no...

I wouldn't touch that or Alli with a 10-foot pole.

The bathroom at McD's is going to be busier than usual.

AllTehBeers

Oh, HELLLLLL no...

I wouldn't touch that or Alli with a 10-foot pole.

The bathroom at McD's is going to be busier than usual.

LOL

I was thinking the two companies merged.

odusgolp

Crazy Asians...

Did you hear me, BJ?? Where are you? *LOL*

jenniferinfl

Just why!?!

Here's a better idea, just don't drink soda and then you won't have to worry about compensating for it by passing your other food more quickly.. lol

I haven't had soda on a regular basis in 8 years. I have soda maybe twice a year. Not missing anything.. Now it tastes gross.. lol

auroranflash

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHHAHAHA.

I have long attributed my frequent tooting and pants-bombing to my weight loss. Nothing to see here, folks. Nothing to see here..... *holding pants away from body, hobbles off*

VelociMama

LikeNoOneElse84

Wait..what?

sarahsummers12

Why do they keep trying to come up with crap to encourage people to eat/drink more chemicals and junk? Why not just subsidise healthy food - if you're not eating all the sugar and fat you don't have to worry about blocking it. It will be all so popular til 30 years down the track when it is found to cause cancer like everything else.... bloody nuts I say!

auroranflash

Why do they keep trying to come up with crap to encourage people to eat/drink more chemicals and junk? Why not just subsidise healthy food - if you're not eating all the sugar and fat you don't have to worry about blocking it. It will be all so popular til 30 years down the track when it is found to cause cancer like everything else.... bloody nuts I say!

Some of us like chemicals and junk!

HAVE YOU NOT HEARD OF THE TWINKIE DIET ?

AllTehBeers

^ OMFG those donuts look AMAZING right now

robin52077

Pepsi laced with Alli?

bradwwood

Doesn't surprise me at all. These companies will do anything to get you to buy their product. This is big business at its finest.

Just think of the value that magic pill will have. You know, the one where you can take it once a day and you can eat every fat, sugar, and cholesterol, laden food you can get your hands on with no ill effect? Man, that would be one valuable pill.

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