Clearly, if you are still opting for
diet soda because you believe it is healthier than regular soda, you are doing yourself a great disservice.
Not exact matches
It's also possible that people who gravitate toward
diet soda are more likely to gain weight
because they have less healthy
diets overall than people who choose water or other unsweetened beverages.
She was diagnosed with brittle bones about six years ago, and her internist urged her to quit
Diet Coke
because the phosphoric acid in
soda — both
diet and regular — leaches calcium from bones, which can make osteoporosis worse.
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.
Agreed, I have stopped drinking
diet sodas, not
because of the reasons stated above, but
because Sodium and Potassium Benzoate in the presence of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and sunlight can produce benzene, a known carcinogen.
I'm not sure why so many people think eating french fries equals «living it up»... I'm all for moderation with many things, but if there's 2 things that should be almost totally removed from everyone's
diet because these foods are simply that evil... it's fries and
sodas!
In terms of
diet, foods to avoid —
because they can directly increase your risk — include processed foods containing trans fats, smoked or processed meats, and
diet sodas.
She kicks the habit but always goes back —
because when she quits
diet soda, she finds herself taking up sugar.
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.
Again, your elementary logic is the equivalent to thinking all vegan
diets are unhealthy
because you studied vegans who ate donuts and chocolate chip cookies all day while drinking
soda and Kool - Aid.
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.
Many
diet soda drinkers think that they have leeway to eat more of everything else
BECAUSE they drink
diet soda and end up eating more calories overall.
Regular
soda is by no means a healthy choice either... but please don't fall into the trap of believing that
diet soda is «healthy» just
because it's calorie - free.
If you regularly drink
diet soda and use artificial sweeteners
because you think it will help you lose weight, you're unwittingly sabotaging your efforts.
This is
because people consume
diets high in sugars, sweeteners, and refined carbohydrates — pasta, white rice, breads, pastries,
soda — that quickly spike blood sugar.
Even
diet soda will not promote weight loss, but rather weight gain
because the carbonation in the
soda leads to additional weight and hampers weight loss efforts.
While many
diets may allow
diet sodas and other sugar - free drinks, they aren't really good for you
because of the artificial sweeteners and chemicals they contain.
That said, I do generally agree with your sentiment in the sense that: I would say that eating margarine
because it seems to have less calories than butter is akin to drinking
diet soda for a calorie reduction — seems pretty stupid
because ultimately there are so many gotchas on the product that even if there is a calorie difference, you are shooting yourself in the foot.
- 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
It is better in he last few months
because I took alcohol, sugar,
diet soda, and gluten out of my
diet.
So many of my clients are dehydrated, choosing to drink beverages like iced tea,
diet soda or coffee in place of water
because they don't like the way water tastes.