The Truth about Diet Coke
June 30, 2010 | VReitano
Diet Coke is a refreshing, chic, carbonate beverage that many believe has no calories and therefore no negative weight-related affects. Recent studies have shown, however, that this may not be true!
Skinny and the City is a Web site that I rely on for the latest and greatest diet, beauty and fashion tips. They even have a nurition site now, and their daily digest newsletter is always filled with great tips and tricks. One trick in particular that raised my eyebrows was the tip about Diet Coke. In a newsletter from last week, the gals at Skinny and the City promoted an old topic: Diet Coke and Weight Loss.
In an article from last year, they cited a study done by the University of Texas which stated that “for every can of diet soda consumed a day, a person’s risk of obesity increased by 41%.” The researchers also found that people generally order diet soda to compensate for the additional calories that they are eating at the point in time–like ordering a Big Mac, small fry and Diet Coke. These meals end up actually having more calories, which the soda choice really has nothing to do with, but it makes you feel better so you are more likely to actually over eat with diet soda rather than under-eat.
Artificial sweeteners also contribute to a lack of weight loss and lower the amount of calcium in your body. It doesn’t sound like a good quality, now does it?
So how do you get off your Diet Coke kick? Well you can try to simply stop drinking it, but I know that’s quite difficult mainly because of the caffeine. Skinny and the City suggests that you try Virgil’s Diet Root Beer and other colas. These colas come in a variety of flavors, are stevia-sweetened (which is not an artificial flavor) and are gluten free!! I’m definitely going to order some of these and try to kick my Diet Coke habit. It’s all about what’s in your food, as I said in my high fructose corn syrup post.
Will you try to kick your habit? Do you think this research is correct? Let me know below!
I go the REAL SUGAR soda route – they’re hard to find, but they make soda back into a treat rather than a daily staple. You can’t beat the tast of real sugar soda either; it’s completely different from freakin’ corn syrup. blech.
I say stick to the Diet Coke / Pepsi rather than trying to stop altogether. If you’re hoping for weight loss, stop eating all the calories you do.
Maybe drinking a Diet Soda will make you feel better, but you still need to not eat unhealthy.