Doctor says no to Diet drinks!! Why?
Esterlily
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Before I started here, I visited my doctor. He told me that people who drink even one diet soda a day usually gain up to 20 pounds in one year!! I have been drinking diet soda for 30+ years!! What is it that makes it so bad? Is it the sodium or the sweetener? Are all sweeteners bad for you? I'm trying to understand! Anyone who knows the science behind this, please help me out!!
Thank you!!
Esterlily
Thank you!!
Esterlily
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Because your body doesn't know how to metabolize artificial sweetners. Some say it causes weight gain. Google it.0
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i have seen a few programmes on this that say that the artificial sweetners in diet coke makes your body want more sugar so u are likely to want to eat more after u drink the coke, hence the 20lbs that people put on.
i used to have a cake of diet coke every day, but i have cut down to once a week. i dont think it had affected my weight loss, i did it simply on the basis that diet stuff is so full of chemical crap!0 -
So, would a sweetener such as Truvia be any better for me?
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With more reading lately, I have learned that artificial sweetners can often make you even hungrier!! :S
I am one who used to drink a few diet pop a day - especially when I was dieting!
I have been trying to cut back to a few a week lately, and it's going fairly well!
I'm not positive what is correct, or what to believe.
However, I guess I just figure that it definitely can't do any harm not having it, right??
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Truvia is extracted from the stevia plant which is as close to natural sugar as you are going to get. I'm not sure about the truvia, but I use stevia and it is 100% natural and calorie free. That is what I recommend. The thing with artificial sweeteners are they are artificial. Your body does not know how to process and digest it so 1. it clogs your system and 2. usually makes you crave more sugar because your body doesn't know it is getting any kind of it. Ask your doctor about the stevia, but from everything I have found, it is the way to go.0
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I believe it is the Sodium that causes you to retain fluids and that cause weight gain..0
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Forgive my non-scientist's explanation here, but...
When you have artificial sweetener, your brain registers the sweetness and thinks you've had sugar, so tries to use it. However, it will be using the little sugar there was in your blood, potentially causing a dip in blood sugar. A dip in blood sugar will leave you craving more sweetness.
So some say that by consuming artifiical sweetener you're more likely to crash and crave other sugary things.
Oh my god so many 'sugar's at once.
Why not use agave syrup or honey? They are natural, sweet alternatives.
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When i have any soda i am looking for chips, chocolate bars to eat with it. What do you eat along side your pop?0
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I drank lots of diet sodas when I was obese. But I haven't decreased my diet soda consumption one bit, and I lost weight just fine.0
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If you're currently drinking more than one a day, start cutting back. If you only drink one a day, aim for a day a week you drink none. There's nothing wrong with them in moderation personally. But cutting them out is better. (I've been cutting down on my healthy eating kick and I feel much better for it)0
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Before I started here, I visited my doctor. He told me that people who drink even one diet soda a day usually gain up to 20 pounds in one year!! I have been drinking diet soda for 30+ years!! What is it that makes it so bad? Is it the sodium or the sweetener? Are all sweeteners bad for you? I'm trying to understand! Anyone who knows the science behind this, please help me out!!
Thank you!!
Esterlily
Current research has shown that diet sodas do not cause insulin reactions, so the "makes you hungrier" argument is specious. At most, there is a psychological effect whereby people allow themselves to eat more other calories because they think they're doing something good by drinking a diet soda and WAY overestimate the benefit of skipping that soda.0 -
For some people this may be true. The emphasis is on may. All the studies I have seen are ones called epidemiological studies which basically survey a large number of people and try to draw conclusions from the information gathered. The problem with these is they cannot say what causes something, only show that there is some sort of relationship between them. So while they have shown that people who drink diet soda tend to weigh more they cannot by the nature of the study really say artificial sweeteners cause the weight gain. They may or may not. I used them through my weight loss with no problems. In fact without them I would have had a harder time meeting my calories.0
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I drink them regularly and I've lost 44 lbs, I would not give them up!
I would rather know I'm going to put a little bit of weight on drinking diet drinks than the whole load of weight I would put on drinking normal coca cola!
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Forgive my non-scientist's explanation here, but...
When you have artificial sweetener, your brain registers the sweetness and thinks you've had sugar, so tries to use it. However, it will be using the little sugar there was in your blood, potentially causing a dip in blood sugar. A dip in blood sugar will leave you craving more sweetness.
So some say that by consuming artifiical sweetener you're more likely to crash and crave other sugary things.
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Aspartame metabolizes in formaldehyde in your body. Sucralose is processed with chlorine. Do you really wan to eat that stuff?
Stick with natural sweeteners... maple syrup, honey and if you need to...good old fashioned sugar ( very small amounts)0 -
It is a mis-application of causality. The data says that heavier people are more likely to drink diet soda, well duh. It does not say that drinking diet soda will make skinny people heavy.
Current research has shown that diet sodas do not cause insulin reactions, so the "makes you hungrier" argument is specious. At most, there is a psychological effect whereby people allow themselves to eat more other calories because they think they're doing something good by drinking a diet soda and WAY overestimate the benefit of skipping that soda.0 -
Aspartame metabolizes in formaldehyde in your body. Sucralose is processed with chlorine. Do you really wan to eat that stuff?
Stick with natural sweeteners... maple syrup, honey and if you need to...good old fashioned sugar ( very small amounts)0 -
Aspartame metabolizes in formaldehyde in your body. Sucralose is processed with chlorine. Do you really wan to eat that stuff?
Stick with natural sweeteners... maple syrup, honey and if you need to...good old fashioned sugar ( very small amounts)
^^ THIS.
There's nothing good in soda - whether it's diet or not. Regular soda is empty calories and a boatload of sugar, Diet Soda is full of artificial chemicals that your body doesn't know how to process. I don't drink either. Water with a lemon squeezed in and some stevia is my fave.0 -
It is a mis-application of causality. The data says that heavier people are more likely to drink diet soda, well duh. It does not say that drinking diet soda will make skinny people heavy.
Current research has shown that diet sodas do not cause insulin reactions, so the "makes you hungrier" argument is specious. At most, there is a psychological effect whereby people allow themselves to eat more other calories because they think they're doing something good by drinking a diet soda and WAY overestimate the benefit of skipping that soda.
Ahhhhh! Now that makes sense to me!! I can definitely say I have done that!! I'll take a Whopper, Large Fries and diet Coke!!!
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Aspartame metabolizes in formaldehyde in your body. Sucralose is processed with chlorine. Do you really wan to eat that stuff?
Stick with natural sweeteners... maple syrup, honey and if you need to...good old fashioned sugar ( very small amounts)
^^ THIS.
There's nothing good in soda - whether it's diet or not. Regular soda is empty calories and a boatload of sugar, Diet Soda is full of artificial chemicals that your body doesn't know how to process. I don't drink either. Water with a lemon squeezed in and some stevia is my fave.
I don't even put the stevia in my lemon water.... I like it without the sweetness0
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