Weight Loss: Diet vs Regular Soda
by David on March 7, 2010
Weight loss is all about the choices we make. We could invest in a fitness trainer or exercise program, but we also have to make choices about the foods and drinks we consume. For years, many people have thought diet soda was calorie-free. Thus, instead of regular soda, folks have guzzles diet options. However, recent studies have shown that soda is not the best way to lose weight. In fact, some researchers claim that diet drinks are linked with metabolic syndrome. This can lead to insulin issues, pain, and inflammation.
Diet soda has quite a bit of sugar or corn syrup. This item is directly linked by many researchers to obesity in children and teenagers. A recent study in Framingham, MA sound that 50-year-old men and women who have more than one soft drink or soda a day are more at risk for metabolic syndrome. This is nothing to sneeze at: This group of people showed that the risk was increased by nearly 50% over a four-year period. Drinking diet soda was the same as drinking regular soda: a health issue.
Some health professionals and researchers think that the sweetness of soft drinks causes people to crave candy and sugar. Additionally, the study has raised some eyebrows about the effect diet and regular soda can have on insulin levels. Thus, constant soda consumption can cause or aggravate diabetes or insulin resistance, an important and sometimes life threatening condition. This new study may mean that weight loss may have to come from cutting soda out of one’s life.
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