That study that gave the mice something like the equivalent of 300 cans
of diet soda per day.
Obviously this represents a huge saving to the food manufacturers, particularly the producers
of diet soda drinks.
Studies have shown that an increased
consumption of diet soda, which contains aspartame, leads to issues with emotional ability, particularly mood swings and anxiety.
The lure
of diet sodas increases my desire for sugar by offering what I think I want and proving to my body I'm not getting it.
October 24, 2012 • We drink a lot
of diet soda in this country, so when researchers disavowed a study linking aspartame to rare cancers just before publication, we took notice.
PepsiCo (PEP) is having it both ways after initially announcing in April that it planned to remove the artificial sweetener aspartame from
several of its diet sodas.
In addition to rolling back the ban on deep - fat fryers, Miller has also lifted a decade - old ban on the
sale of diet soda and caffeinated drinks to high schoolers, increased our allowed junk - food fundraising days from zero to six, and removed our common sense «time and place» restrictions on the sale of competitive foods.
High schools would be allowed to sell some
types of diet sodas and some other low - calorie, low - sugar drinks.
A number of studies, however, have warned of the various
dangers of diet sodas and their artificial sweeteners.
One explanation may be that as your body gets used to experiencing the sweet
flavor of diet soda without absorbing any calories, it begins to forget that foods containing real sugar and other carbohydrates do deliver calories.
Although her observations are admittedly unscientific, Hedberg says that people who drink a lot
of diet soda tend to experience nausea (and sometimes even vomiting) one to two days after arriving at the retreat, whereas coffee drinkers typically just get headaches.
Many people who drink diet soda are trying to lose (or keep off) weight by eating healthier, and they may turn to the
sweetness of diet soda for comfort as they scale back on sugar, carbohydrates, and other satisfying foods — much like a heroin addict who steps down to Oxycontin, Dr. Urschel says.
Drinking plain water
instead of diet soda sounds noble and all, but it doesn't satisfy a Diet Coke craving on a hot summer day.
Flagons of diet soda, plates of pure fiber in the shape of noodles, and loaves of 1g net carb «bread» do not a Primal eating plan make.
Contrary to the intended
objective of diet sodas, artificially sweetened beverages consumption has actually been associated with long - term weight gain.
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.
Does anyone really think that a lifestyle (notice that I didn't say «diet») that focuses on real, whole foods, and minimal processing, would be in any way
accepting of diet soda?
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.
While
consumption of diet sodas is said to be safe in small amounts, you could simply avoid sodas altogether and opt for natural drinks such as detox drinks, detox smoothies, or detox waters.
At a 0.2 - millimolar sucralose dose similar to the concentration found in the blood of people with high consumption of low - calorie sweeteners — equal to four cans
of diet soda per day — the researchers said they observed increased expression of genes that are markers of fat production and inflammation.
October 26, 2012 • A study linking the artificial sweetener aspartame — which is found in
lots of diet sodas — to a possible cancer risk in people was set to make a splash earlier this week.
This also works with a can
of diet soda.
I bet it is nice with a can
of diet soda.
A study published last week in the journal Stroke found that drinking even one can
of diet soda a day triples your risk of dementia.
The acceptable daily intake set by the Food and Drug Administration is 50 milligrams per kilogram body weight (mg / kg) per day, the equivalent of about 20 cans
of diet soda.
Her consumption
of diet sodas was also a problem.
Increased expression of genes that are markers of inflammation and fat production were observed at a sucralose dose about the same as the concentration present in the blood of individuals with regular low - calorie sweetener consumption, equal to 4 cans
of diet soda a day.
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.
Research has found an association between the consumption
of diet sodas and a wider waist circumference.
So next time you down that can
of diet soda, or chew on a stick of sugar - free gum, remember that you're bathing your hypothalamus in a potent neurotoxin.
According to the University of Texas Health Science Center 1984 study, each daily can
of diet soda that a person drinks will increase their risk of obesity by 41 %.
Furthermore, research by Sharon P. Fowler, MPH, who was also involved in the studies noted above, and her colleagues found that your risk of obesity increases by 41 percent for each can
of diet soda you drink in a day!iv
Indeed, it was six years ago now that research by Sharon P. Fowler, MPH, who was also involved in the new studies noted above, and colleagues found that your risk of obesity increases by 41 percent for each can
of diet soda you drink in a day.
«These results are consistent with data from community - based epidemiologic studies in which the consumption
of diet sodas was shown to be associated with increased incidence of metabolic syndrome and diabetes.
Also, the amount of aspartame in a shake is the same as
that of a diet soda.