Diet Soda
bowenks
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Okay so I know diet soda isn't the best for you. I hear it causes weight gain and stomach fat and the artificial sweeteners aren't good for you. I drink Sparkling Ice everyday ( a carbonated flavored water made with splenda), at most 2 bottles. Is this just as bad as diet soda (such as diet dr. pepper). Does it really cause weight gain and excess stomach fat because of the artificial sweeteners? I'm by no means trying to loose weight. I'm at a perfectly healthy weight I was just wondering.
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No.0
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It does not cause weight gain.0
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No.0
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Why do people say it causes weight gain?0
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If it has 0 calories, then it will not cause weight gain, it has 0 calories. People say that diet soda causes weight gain because it supposedly makes you crave things that don't have 0 calories...0
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http://examine.com/faq/is-diet-soda-bad-for-you.htmlThere is no evidence that diet soda inhibits fat loss, or that it even spikes insulin levels to levels that would be detrimental to health.0
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the risk is that the sweet taste (which for artificial sweeteners is much more than actual sugar) makes your body expect to receive calories. when it doesn't, it makes you crave food. You might have an urge to binge. If you don't binge, you don't gain weight. Problem solved. (This is the theory that some use to explain the potential weight gain behind artificial sweeteners, not my own theory).0
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the risk is that the sweet taste (which for artificial sweeteners is much more than actual sugar) makes your body expect to receive calories. when it doesn't, it makes you crave food. You might have an urge to binge. If you don't binge, you don't gain weight. Problem solved. (This is the theory that some use to explain the potential weight gain behind artificial sweeteners, not my own theory).
It's nothing short of urban myth. Calories in, calories out.
In fact, there are studies that show people who drink diet sodas actually tend to *lose* more weight, because they aren't denying themselves a treat. It's far more common for people to binge when they *deny* themselves something, rather than learn to enjoy life in moderation.1 -
So you're blaming lack of control as "sweetners make ya fat"?the risk is that the sweet taste (which for artificial sweeteners is much more than actual sugar) makes your body expect to receive calories. when it doesn't, it makes you crave food. You might have an urge to binge. If you don't binge, you don't gain weight. Problem solved. (This is the theory that some use to explain the potential weight gain behind artificial sweeteners, not my own theory).
SMH.
How is the thread still going btw?
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So you're blaming lack of control as "sweetners make ya fat"?the risk is that the sweet taste (which for artificial sweeteners is much more than actual sugar) makes your body expect to receive calories. when it doesn't, it makes you crave food. You might have an urge to binge. If you don't binge, you don't gain weight. Problem solved. (This is the theory that some use to explain the potential weight gain behind artificial sweeteners, not my own theory).
SMH.
How is the thread still going btw?
I'm pretty sure that's the opposite of what they wrote.
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I may catch a lot of upset for posting contrary to most people's responses, but from my experience, it's not a great idea. I used to drink between 4-8 coke zeros a day (ridiculous I know). I cut them out as well as "splenda" and "equal". When I was drinking sodas I had headaches pretty much everyday, but attributed it to other things. So far, I'm feeling SO much better. No headaches, and my weight has dropped almost 4 lbs in the last 5 days. I actually decided to drop the sodas for my health and because I was stalled in weight loss for 2 months (working out 45 mins 3 days a week and eating 1350 cals a day, on plan the whole time) and now all the sudden with this change it's coming off again. I still have espresso in the morning, to make sure I don't go through caffeine withdrawal, and I drink Perrier as well, for a bubbles fix.
I think overall some people are very sensitive to aspartame and other sweeteners (my friend with PCOS has to avoid maltodextrin like it's the plague). For most though, it seems fine. The research that's out there is all speculative at this point, if you read the studies, there is a small correlation, not causation.
Cutting it out has helped me, I'm treating it like an experiment. So, maybe, cut it out and the sparkling ice for a few weeks, if you feel better, great! If you add it back and you feel good, don't avoid it anymore. Totally up to you. Good luck.0 -
I don't know what this sparkling ice thing is, but it sounds to me like it's the same as diet soda. I know that people claim that diet soda doesn't make you fat, but I always had trouble losing weight until I did a few minor tweeks to my diet/activities which included eliminating diet soda. I got down to the weight I was in high school by doing that (I'm 40 now) and still am mostly maintaining it after almost 2 years.0
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Water is best.
Shake your head all you want, but that isn't what she said. At all. She even specifically said it wasn't her theory.
So you're blaming lack of control as "sweetners make ya fat"?the risk is that the sweet taste (which for artificial sweeteners is much more than actual sugar) makes your body expect to receive calories. when it doesn't, it makes you crave food. You might have an urge to binge. If you don't binge, you don't gain weight. Problem solved. (This is the theory that some use to explain the potential weight gain behind artificial sweeteners, not my own theory).
SMH.
How is the thread still going btw?
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Yeup, definitely read it wrong.
Shake your head all you want, but that isn't what she said. At all. She even specifically said it wasn't her theory.
So you're blaming lack of control as "sweetners make ya fat"?the risk is that the sweet taste (which for artificial sweeteners is much more than actual sugar) makes your body expect to receive calories. when it doesn't, it makes you crave food. You might have an urge to binge. If you don't binge, you don't gain weight. Problem solved. (This is the theory that some use to explain the potential weight gain behind artificial sweeteners, not my own theory).
SMH.
How is the thread still going btw?
Derpy herp.
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I suppose that like most things, this depends on the person.
Mr. Colossus and I drink diet soda, but keep snacks rather well portioned.
We also drink a fair amount of water, coffee and tea throughout the day.
Drinking water will keep you full, so you'll be inclined to snack less.0 -
So you're blaming lack of control as "sweetners make ya fat"?the risk is that the sweet taste (which for artificial sweeteners is much more than actual sugar) makes your body expect to receive calories. when it doesn't, it makes you crave food. You might have an urge to binge. If you don't binge, you don't gain weight. Problem solved. (This is the theory that some use to explain the potential weight gain behind artificial sweeteners, not my own theory).
SMH.
How is the thread still going btw?
HOW DO I READING COMPREHENSION???0 -
I lost 75 pounds while drinking my favorite adult beverage: bourbon and Diet Sierra Mist or Diet 7-Up. I just counted the bourbon calories.
I must not have got the memo on how the diet soda will make me fat.
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__drmerc__ wrote: »I heard diet sodas are full of chemicals
i do a detox every time i drink a diet soda.
i feel great and it has really jump-started my metalabolisms.
PM me for info.-5 -
The reason diet soda a beverages are considered bad for you because it has aspartame in it. It may be linked to causing cancer and people who have auto-immune disease are recommended to not use it. It does come naturally in some foods but it's best to limit it. I do know yes a lot of things cause cancer but it's best to avoid things that may. They have not done studies on humans that aspartame for sure causes health issues but there is a possibility. You can go on WEBMD and search diet soda.0
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You drink it, you pee it out
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Aspartame lobby is very powerful. Stuff should be banned. Soda in general is bad for your health, sodas interfere with calcium uptake and have a negative effect on bone density.0
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Torontonius wrote: »Aspartame lobby is very powerful. Stuff should be banned. Soda in general is bad for your health, sodas interfere with calcium uptake and have a negative effect on bone density.
Fearmongering is strong too...0 -
claygirl1518 wrote: »I may catch a lot of upset for posting contrary to most people's responses, but from my experience, it's not a great idea. I used to drink between 4-8 coke zeros a day (ridiculous I know). I cut them out as well as "splenda" and "equal". When I was drinking sodas I had headaches pretty much everyday, but attributed it to other things. So far, I'm feeling SO much better. No headaches, and my weight has dropped almost 4 lbs in the last 5 days. I actually decided to drop the sodas for my health and because I was stalled in weight loss for 2 months (working out 45 mins 3 days a week and eating 1350 cals a day, on plan the whole time) and now all the sudden with this change it's coming off again. I still have espresso in the morning, to make sure I don't go through caffeine withdrawal, and I drink Perrier as well, for a bubbles fix.
I think overall some people are very sensitive to aspartame and other sweeteners (my friend with PCOS has to avoid maltodextrin like it's the plague). For most though, it seems fine. The research that's out there is all speculative at this point, if you read the studies, there is a small correlation, not causation.
Cutting it out has helped me, I'm treating it like an experiment. So, maybe, cut it out and the sparkling ice for a few weeks, if you feel better, great! If you add it back and you feel good, don't avoid it anymore. Totally up to you. Good luck.
But OP hasnt mentioned feeling bad that she needs to cut it out to feel better.
I feel perfectly fine drinking it so I will continue to do so - not need for experiements to fix it if it aint broke in the first place.
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The reason diet soda a beverages are considered bad for you because it has aspartame in it. It may be linked to causing cancer and people who have auto-immune disease are recommended to not use it. It does come naturally in some foods but it's best to limit it. I do know yes a lot of things cause cancer but it's best to avoid things that may. They have not done studies on humans that aspartame for sure causes health issues but there is a possibility. You can go on WEBMD and search diet soda.
Why Aspartame Isn't Scary0 -
__drmerc__ wrote: »I heard diet sodas are full of chemicals
I heard our water supply is full of a chemical called dihydrogen monoxide.0 -
stevencloser wrote: »__drmerc__ wrote: »I heard diet sodas are full of chemicals
I heard our water supply is full of a chemical called dihydrogen monoxide.
And fluoride. The dentists are trying to kill us...0 -
Torontonius wrote: »Aspartame lobby is very powerful. Stuff should be banned. Soda in general is bad for your health, sodas interfere with calcium uptake and have a negative effect on bone density.
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I love the diet soda threads.
I believe studies have shown that sweeteners do not spike insulin have very few, if any calories. Therefore drinking diet drinks will not make you fat!
Some of the sweeteners are quite bitter and make the drinks taste awful - but that's just personal preference.0
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