Normally when someone is on a diet, they tend to search for foods with clear
DIET labels, and big words that say
LOW CALORIE. Yes, something may actually be labeled as diet because of its low calorie amount but in reality, its not that good for you at all. Something that surprised me that was actually bad for you is diet soda. I personally stopped drinking soda a long time ago because in general, all sodas are bad for you, but I would sometimes give into at least drinking a diet soda. In reality, diet sodas are worse for you and cause you to GAIN weight over time. You might think, how is that even possible? If I'm drinking a diet soda with zero calories, there is no way I can gain weight from it, right? Wrong. A daily intake of diet sodas have shown to cause more weight gain over time. Naturally, were fat-seeking, sugar-feined Americans who want everything super sized. Our bodies have evolved to accept natural sugar and anticipate the intake of sugary foods, so when we trick our bodies and drink artrificial sweetened sodas, our body "tricks" us back. When we drink a sugary, sweet drink, our body is ready to accept the sugar. Unfortunately, our body is let down because it does not get any sugar that it's been waiting for. This makes the body create it's own fat, and a study shown proved that you gain weight and become more hungry when you drink a diet soda. It also increases the risk for metabolic syndrome, and ultimately you end up with a horrible metabolism. This doesn't mean in any way that regular soda is good for you, because it is not at all. I'm not saying you should ban soda from your diet, but maybe consider cutting down to once a month or even once a week to overall have a healthier body.
Yeah I know, things with Diet on it do not really mean it.
ReplyDeleteWhich is insanely misleading!
I did not know that our body accepts the sugar from the sweet drink, and if it doesn't it creates fat. I'll make sure to stay far far far away from diet drinks and stuff in the future. Thanks for warning everyone :)
This is so true, the whole "diet" marketing ploy is basically preying on people trying to lose weight by offering a hugely unhealthy alternative advertised as healthy. Also important to consider is how aspartame and other ingredients used in diet drinks are many times more harmful than sugar.
ReplyDeleteFood labeling is so misleading. ¨Healthy¨ frozen dinners have a days worth of sodium,
ReplyDelete¨diet¨ sodas have harmful artificial sugars, and ¨reduced fat¨ peanut butter has way more sugar.
I rather have real soda that actually tastes good once in a while, rather than diet soda often.
wow, you know so much about health sciences.. This is all true. People who are on diets should just resort to foods that are not processed by manufactures. But cool blog, I find it interesting, keep it up!
ReplyDeleteI really haven't had soda since I was about four, my mom watched this crazy documentary on it and took me off the stuff. I find it to hard to drink now with all the bubbles and fizz but I believe this post is helpful to other foods like juices or even energy drinks that claim to be filled with vitamins but are drowned in sugar.
ReplyDeleteI'm really happy that you are informing everyone on the truth about diet soda. It's really interesting reading your blog about health and fitness and what's good and bad for our bodies. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteIt's crazy to think that you can gain weight from something that doesn't have calories. Food labeling is really bs half the time and I'm glad other girls are starting to realize that. This is a great and interesting blog!
ReplyDeleteThis is very true. People see the word "diet" and automatically assume it is healthy. These diet sodas can not only make a person gain weight, but the chemicals they use to make them "diet" have also been linked to cancer. Soda is bad enough as it is, but its awful that the version that is advertised as being healthier is actually worse for you.
ReplyDeleteI've really never had diet soda, mostly because i've never thought there was much of a difference between regular and diet. anyway this was a very informative post, and now i know for sure to stay away from diet since its worse for you. i never would have knew that without reading this.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea that the body creates its own fat from diet soda! This article was very interesting to read. Can't wait to see more posts :)
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