One study has found that people
consuming diet sodas or other «zero calorie» labeled beverages compensate by eating more calorie filled food.
Consuming diet soda may result in increased appetite and overeating, because your body has been tricked to believe that it consumes sugars, which in turn makes you crave for more food.
According to a Harvard University study which included over 3.000 women
consuming diet soda, this beverage can double the risk of kidney decline.
Diet soda might not CAUSE weight gain, but it is correlated with being overweight and unhealthy — people who
consume diet soda often assume they are making healthier choices about their beverage (which they are), but as a result are consuming MORE food calories than they expected.
That means people who
consume diet soda are more likely to overeat, because your body is being tricked into thinking it's eating sugar, and you crave more.
«It seems the valid conclusion would be: People think they're doing something healthy [by
consuming diet sodas],» says Dr. Hazuda.
Not exact matches
We're all aware of the dangers of a high - sugar
diet; turns out, sugar - sweetened beverages like
soda and energy drinks account for ONE THIRD of the added sugar Americans
consume every year!
And even now, three years later, there are so many other sources of sugar in kids»
diets I'd rather address first, such as the ubiquitous but completely «empty - calorie» sports drinks and
sodas many kids
consume on a regular basis.
The results of this study indicate that
consuming more fruits and less sugar, as well as avoiding
diet soda during pregnancy, may have a meaningful impact on child cognitive functioning.
When both men and women drank vodka with the
diet mixer, their breath alcohol levels were on average 18 percent higher than when they
consumed the alcohol with full - calorie
soda.
Even sugar - free
diet sodas like
Diet Coke and
Diet Pepsi — which both contain citric and phosphoric acid — can erode enamel if
consumed in large doses.
I've actually heard people say that they haven't
consumed any plain water in months or years and drink
soda or
diet soda instead (and my kidneys ache thinking about it).
But the more
soda you
consume (regular or
diet), the more hazardous your habit can become.
By simply substituting whole milk for non-fat, regular
soda for
diet soda, sweetened drinks for natural favored waters, you will be able to achieve a healthier daily routine
consuming far less calories.
A study conducted at Purdue University suggest that artificial sweeteners found in
diet soda can have adverse effects on the body's capacity for regulating the calorie intake on the basis of sweetness of
consumed food.
In an effort to limit sugar consumption, diabetics generally
consume more
diet soda as a group, and some of the
diet soda intake and dementia correlation could be as a result of diabetes, along with other vascular risk factors.
And never forget «
diet» contains the word «die,» which is where your body, brain and «naughty bits» are headed if you
consume food products or
diet sodas containing the MSG or aspartame.
A recent study [14] evaluating how much artificial sweetener is actually absorbed into the blood when
consumed by children versus adults found that children had DOUBLE the concentration after drinking a 12 - ounce can of
diet soda compared to the adults.
Another reason for weight gain from drinking
diet drinks is that people may subconsciously think that because they are drinking a
diet soda, that gives them more leeway to eat more of everything else, hence
consuming more calories overall.
This is because people
consume diets high in sugars, sweeteners, and refined carbohydrates — pasta, white rice, breads, pastries,
soda — that quickly spike blood sugar.
In about 6,000 food products, artificial sweeteners lurk in all kinds of commonly
consumed products such as, sugar - free gum,
diet sodas, breakfast cereals, baby food and even the most popular brands of yogurt.
When other sugars found in the
diet are added to the
soda, such as those found in donuts (8 - 10 teaspoons), jams (3 teaspoons per tablespoon), cookies (2 - 4 teaspoons per cookie), candy or other snacks, and the so - called «hidden sugars» found in salad dressing, bread, peanut butter and other foods are added, it is easy to see that large amounts of sugar are being
consumed daily.
You can not lead a healthy life by not drinking water and only
consuming coffee,
diet soda, juices, and other liquids.
- Women who drank
diet sodas consumed twice as much as those who drank sugar - sweetened
sodas because artificial sweeteners are more addictive than regular
soda
So after guzzling down that
diet soda, our bodies start metabolic processes in order to digest the sweetness even though we didn't
consume sugar.
But unfortunately the more
soda you
consume, both regular and
diet, the more hazardous -LSB-...]
A University of Texas Health Science Center survey in 2005 found that people who drink
diet soft drinks may actually gain weight; in that study, for every can of
diet soda people
consumed each day, there was a 41 % increased risk of being overweight.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that half of all Americans drink
sodas daily, and most
sodas consumed are not the
diet type.
15,000 cans of
diet soda were
consumed at New York Fashion Week.