We've been told through media and socially that cutting out the regular soda and replacing it with diet is the right thing to do. I know I did! But, you’d be wrong just as I learned the hard way. Here’s how diet soda makes you fat and causes damage to our bodies.
The soda/pop manufacturers want us to believe that simply by cutting calories, they’ve fixed the problem. But, the truth is that drinking diet soda is actually worse than drinking regular!
Many studies have shown the following:
- Artificial sweeteners are sweeter and more addictive than regular sugar causing diet soda drinkers to consume twice as much as regular soda drinkers.
- Diet sodas actually raised the risk of diabetes MORE than regular soda. Those who drank a 12 ounce diet soda increased their risk by about 33 percent. Yikes!
- In other population studies, diet soda drinkers face a 200 percent increased risk of obesity. That's a huge percentage!
So, how does diet soda make you fat?
- Since the artificial sweeteners are much sweeter than regular sugar (hundreds to thousands of times more), we crave it even more. Been there. I swear I couldn't get enough! How many sodas do you go through per day?
- Your body can’t tell the difference between real sugar and the artifical crap, so it increases production of insulin and you get more belly fat. Woohoo! Isn't that what we all want? Ummm..no.
- Fake sugar confuses your body and causes your metabolism to slow down and you burn less calories. Wrong direction people! We want to create fat-burning machines!
- It also makes you hungrier, but you won’t crave veggies…you’ll crave more sugar and starchy carbs. Things like pop & pizza seems to go hand in hand. Not so much with asparagus.
Why are acid reflux meds one of the fastest growing groups of meds in the US? Do you use them? Even if you don't, I bet you know at least one person that does!
Why is poor bone health so high in the US?
Check out this video. It explains how the "normal" American diet, including the highly consumed diet soda, is very acidic and what those high acidity levels are doing to our bodies and how they are causing us to deplete our calcium resources and slow our metabolisms.
Drink water and focus on eating whole foods, including fruits and veggies…and, SKIP THE SODA, diet or otherwise!
I know water can be boring. Especially when you've been drinking soda for so long! Here are a couple things you can do to give it a boost:
I know water can be boring. Especially when you've been drinking soda for so long! Here are a couple things you can do to give it a boost:
- Slice of lemon or lime
- Frozen fruit
- Mint, basil, peppermint leaves
- Sparkling water when you need that fizz! Just make sure you read the ingredients!
**Hydration tip: Most people aren't drinking enough water. Try to aim for 1/2 your body weight in ounces. For example: A person weighs 160lbs. 160/2 = 80 ounces of water per day.
And, consider doing the Ultimate Reset, which not only helps create healthy new eating habits over 21 days, but also resets your body to optimal alkalinity, and can help you kick that nasty soda habit (among other bad habits) to the curb!
Awesomeness 😁
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