Saint John wrote:"There's something about diet foods that changes your metabolic limit, your brain chemistry," said ABC News' medical contributor Dr. Marie Savard.
Though Savard said more research needs to be done to uncover more information, the study does hint at the idea that the sweeteners alter a person's metabolism.
Savard said another recent study, which included more than 18,000 people, found healthy adults who consumed at least one diet drink a day could increase their chance for weight gain."
"Here’s some more grim news on the diet soda front. Circulation published a study that found that drinking diet soda (specifically) raised your chances of getting the horrible threesome of diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol (called the metabolic syndrome) by 34% among people who drank one diet soda a day–even when everything else (including diabetes) was taken into account. Eeks. Diet soda was a greater metabolic syndrome risk than the risk associated with eating red meat OR fried foods!"
SJ, I think what you said about Diet Soda isn't necessarily a primary cause. People get diabetes, high cholesteral and high blood pressure because they are overweight. no other reason. Type II diabetes is not a cause of weight gain, it's the other way around.
the point that should be made with that quote, is that replacing diet soda/foods with healthy foods, results in weight loss and increased health awareness. The increased weight loss and health level results in less incidents of TII diabetes, high BP, high cholesteral, etc....
I think what you quoted, can be misinterpreted, in that people soda/diet foods is a primary cause of said things...and I feel, while it's extremely important, its a secondary thing...
)........always thought it tasted like runny bread dough.
I like vodka based drinks though.
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Gonna be a long year.
