Apr 22 2009
Diet Soda, an American Savior or an American Destoyer?
There are many Americans consuming Diet Sodas daily and at times, more than three cans or bottles. Many people drink Diet Sodas in order avoid the sugar and calorie intake. Let’s take a look of Diet Coke, as an example. Diet Coke has 0.41 calories per 100ml. Amazing enough, for every sip of Diet Soda you intake, your risk of becoming overweight can rise by 37 percent, according to researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. In a rat study, animals that ate fake sugar consumed more calories overall and gained more weight, compared to those that did not eat artificially sweeteners. Are you ready for the BIG kicker? If you are downing one Diet Soda, that is fine, but if you are downing five or six, that means you are limiting your intake of healthful drinks, such as water or tea.
Most ingredients in Diet Soda may cause tooth decay as well. Aspartame, a sugar substitute, is one of the ingredients of Diet Soda, has many known effects on the human body. It is also 180 times sweeter than sugar. Some animal research has linked consumption of high amounts of this sweetener to brain tumors and lymphoma. Although FDA states sweeteners are safe, there had been cases of dizziness, headaches, memory loss, and mood changes. I don’t know about you, but I would not want to believe FDA on everything, especially since there’s evidence that proves otherwise. , and Saccharin and sucralose are the other two artificial sweeteners of Diet Soda. Saccharin is one of the oldest sweeteners around since the 1870’s. There was a warning on the label, similar to a tobacco warning but different, “USE OF THIS PRODUCT MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH. THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS SACCHARIN WHICH HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO CAUSE CANCER IN LABORATORY ANIMALS.” Sucralose has been concerned with effecting the Thymus (an organ located in the upper anterior portion of the chest cavity just behind the sternum. The main function of the thymus is to provide an area for T lymphocyte maturation. The thymus also helps protect against autoimmunity). SPLENDA is a product of Sucralose. Sucralose is 600 times sweeter than sugar.
Most had recommended kids juices, lunchbox drinks, juice, iced coffee, unsweetened tea, fruit smoothies, fruit blended drinks, and ofcourse, water.
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