Does Drinking Diet Soda Make You Fat?

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Comment by Beth Friesen on March 11, 2010 at 7:17pm

What most people do not realize is that while diet soda has no calories; the artificial sweeteners, while being horribly bad for you (and that's ALL of them) also elicit a CEPHALIC RESPONSE in the brain, making it think it has just gotten sugar. That then leads to a hypoglycemic response and volia`! People are looking for something to eat AGAIN! You can check out all kinds of glycemic research at www.glycemicresearchinstitute.com, www.dranndeweesallen.com (The world foremost researcher on glycemic issues & L-Arginine) and www.BurnUrFat.net

Comment by Cindy Kelly on December 15, 2009 at 9:00pm

I would worry more about the chemicals in the diet sodas than I would about the sugar in regular ones. Check out my post from awhile ago called Sweet Danger

Comment by Sarah Nelson on December 13, 2009 at 5:58pm

I feel that this is a pretty debatable issue. I see many people use diet soda as a way to consume more calories, which in turn may cause obesity. For example, many people may think that because they are drinking 0 calories that they can then add that extra 140 calories they would of had from a regular soda into their food intake, and many times consuming even more than the amount of calories they believe they "saved" to begin with. But, in general I believe that the issue is on a person to person basis. I am a fairly active person and really enjoy coke zero, but unlike many people I drink diet soda to avoid those calories all together, no to replace them in some other way. I like the taste of soda but don't think it is worth the extra calories so I tend to drink a coke zero almost everyday. I am far from being fat too. Besides for drinking soda I have good eating habits and exercise regularly and am far from being fat.

Comment by KIMBERLY BYNUM on March 7, 2009 at 1:08pm

I TOTALLY AGREE. I SEE THIS IN ACTION EVERY DAY. MY MOTHER IS AN OBESE WOMAN WHO EATS CONSTANTLY AND DRINKS ONLY DIET SODAS. SHE IS PLANNING HER NEXT MEAL AS SHE IS EATING HER CURRENT ONE.