Diet Sodas & Losing Weight: Is Diet Coke Good Or Dangerous For Healthy
Weight Loss?
By Ian Mason
Zero Calorie Diet Sodas: Good Or Bad For Weight Loss?
Calorie-free diet sodas, like Diet Coke™, Diet Pepsi™ or Diet-7 Up™ seem
very good for weight loss or maintenance, compared to their sugar-saturated
counterparts. For example, just a cup of orange juice contains a whopping
110 calories. That’s a big hit for anyone who is counting calories and
matching them up with cardiovascular exercise to help burn fat.
In spite of the dangers of aspartame, sugar-free sodas are obviously
quite popular across the country. I myself used to drink as many as ten each
day while at work, ignoring the potential health problems I would face after
consuming such large amounts of those controversial ingredients; caffeine
and artificial sweeteners (like aspartame).
How does Caffeine Affect My Body?
Most of the worries about the caffeine content in diet sodas is centered
on the eventual dependence by the brain and kidneys. In three words;
caffeine is addictive. Caffeine is classified as a diuretic substance,
meaning that it naturally causes dehydration. That explains why we aren’t
really satisfied in terms of quenching thirst; even after a few cans of the
drink. In addition to this, it has been said that sodas containing caffeine
may causes you to gain weight over time. Why? The confusion of hunger and
thirst signals may cause you to overeat. I noticed this back when I downed a
few cans a day. I was very attracted to carbs in the form of chips and snack
crackers.
How Do Artificial Sweeteners Affect My Body?
Independent studies have shown that the sweet taste of diet sodas causes
your brain to send signals to your liver, telling it to prepare to process
sugar. Then when no sugar enters the liver, you are signaled to eat more
through hunger sensations. This can obviously cause overeating.
Best Diet Drinks
Water is still the most effective and safe diet drink. Instead of
dehydrating your body, it actually quenches your thirst. Because water
contains 0 calories, and has some good effects on your metabolism and mood,
it’s a great friend to have in your quest for weight loss or maintenance.
Ian Mason, owner of Shoppe.MD, your source for
weight loss support and
prescription medications.
Ian studies health, weight loss, exercise, and several martial arts;
maintaining several websites in an effort to help provide up-to-date and
helpful information for other who share his interests in health of body and
mind.
Contact Ian Mason by e-mail at
ian@shoppe.md
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