Can Diet Soda Make You Fatter?
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“Honestly, I thought that diet soda would be marginally better compared to regular soda in terms of health,” stated Susan Swithers, the report’s author, a behavioral neuroscientist, and professor of psychological sciences from, thechart.blogs.cnn.com.
Studies show that health issues are the same for people that drink diet soda and regular soda. Diet soda does fill someone’s cravings without the calories ,but according to CNN researchers that is the problem. People that drink diet soda’s bodies don’t release the hormone needed to regulate their blood sugar and blood pressure. Studies show that people that drink diet soda gain more weight than those who drink regular soda.
“Research shows that sweet taste can increase appetite and the regular consumption of the high intensity sweetness of artificial sweeteners may encourage sugar cravings and dependence,” said CNN diet and fitness expert Dr. Melina Jampolis.
Arificial sweeteners diminish the reward center in the brain which makes humans crave more foods with calories and sweet tasting food. People that drink diet soda have an increased risk of diabetes, strokes, and heart disease. Natural sweeteners that are processed extracts could still have increased health risks added Dr. Melina Jampolis.
Fake sugars trick people’s body into thinking they have eaten real food, but when it doesn’t get the real sugars it has a hard time responding. To make the matter worse diet soda isn’t taxed but regular soda is because it has sugar, according tohttp://taxfoundation.org.
Diet soda is made with artificial sweeteners that can cause people to gain more weight because it makes you crave more sugar. In a study by the University of Texas 41% of people that drink diet soda are most likely to be overweight. Drinking diet soda could increase a person’s risks to developing osteoporosis. Phosphoric acid, which is found in colas, has been proven to have a negative effect on bone matter like teeth. However, only people who drink more than 5 sodas a day are likely to be effected by this, according to http://www.livestrong.com.
Bri Fain • Nov 18, 2014 at 1:05 pm
I was actually suprised that people get fatter from drinking diet soda and end up craving more sweet foods and drink. This is a really great article.
Kyle Pearce • Nov 13, 2014 at 6:24 pm
I enjoyed reading your article because I learned diet soda contains fake sugars.
Miguel Cortez • Feb 3, 2014 at 6:29 am
I didn’t know that diet soda wasn’t healthier than drinking regular soda
Paige Johnson • Feb 2, 2014 at 7:32 pm
This article was very surprising to me because I always thought that diet soda was a lot better for you.
Jakob Giardina • Jan 29, 2014 at 8:40 pm
I enjoyed reading your article beacause i learnd alot.
Herp-a-derp-derp • Jan 29, 2014 at 8:19 pm
I think that it isn’t fair that diet soda is the same as regular soda.
lilly Mirdamadi • Jan 29, 2014 at 6:23 pm
I was surprised to learn from your article that sweet taste can increase appetite and encourage sugar cravings. This is a very interesting article! (:
Lexus Steimle • Jan 29, 2014 at 4:56 pm
I was suprised from reading your article that you actually gain more weight by drinking diet soda