Diet Foods and Drinks Addictive

September 10, 2007 By 4 Comments

I like to share this information from Dr. Mercola.  He is in the forefront of helping people understand that they need to eliminate all Aspartame and Splenda and other artificial sweeteners from their diets.

Dr. Mercola talks about weight gain and diet products…..

Diet Foods Will Cause Obesity, Not Cure It

I hope this helps you clarify the dangers and addictive quality of all artificial sweeteners.

Weight Gain and Obesity — and craving sugar and craving diet foods and drinks, and craving artificial sweeteners, as strange as it may sound, can definitely be linked together.
I go into more detail in my ebook Craving Secrets.

Diana Walker, Cravings Coach

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Does Diet Coke Make You Gain Weight?

September 10, 2007 By 26 Comments

I just had a question from Stella (name changed)

(Oh, and this answers my question from my previous post earlier today on What Causes Carb Cravings and Weight Gain?

Question:

Does drinking Diet Coke make me eat more sugar?

Does Diet Coke make you fat?

Does Diet Coke make you gain weight?

Answer:

Yes and Yes !

Listen Here
Cravings Coach Podcast #16 Is Diet Soda Making You Fat?

You are definitely not alone in experiencing this.  The huge companies purposely know that Aspartame and Splenda and other artificial sweeteners are actually addictive, and also make the body want more.  Also, your body is trying so hard to get rid of the chemicals, it can retain water, it can be so unbalanced nutritionally, and you can gain weight.

Further Question:

I am haunted by Diet Coke every day! I keep feeling like I shouldn’t drink it, read all of the articles but continue to drink it.

When I asked my family physician, she said it is not proven to make you gain weight. But in the back of my mind, I know I don’t eat that much, but always crave sugar and drink about 4-5 Diet Cokes a day. Every time I get off the Diet Coke a few days I last about 3 days and convince myself that it is not contributing to my weight gain.  Am I just kidding myself?

Here’s my answer:

Yes, you are addicted to Diet Coke…but you aren’t the only one.  And it is not your imagination! The large companies definitely do their best to make sure we get addicted to many things!

Family Physicians (unfortunately) take maybe 4 hours of nutrition education in their 7 years or more of training — so it is better to go to a nutritionist or a naturopath for advice (although even some of them are okay with diet products!).

Diet products and artificial sweeteners of all kinds are deadly — that includes:

Diet Soda, Sugarless gum, Diet yogurt, Diet cookies, and even some bottled waters!

Read your labels and look out for Aspartame and Splenda.  These artificial sweeteners are insidious and should be avoided at all costs.

Important Resources:

Cravings Coach Podcast #16 Is Diet Soda Making You Fat?

I have more information in my ebook Craving Secrets.

Diana Walker, Cravings Coach

Cravings Coach Podcast #16 Is Diet Soda Making You Fat?

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What causes Carb Cravings and Weight Gain?

September 10, 2007 By 1 Comment
  • Stimulate your appetite
  • Increase carbohydrate cravings
  • Stimulate fat storage and weight gain

What do you think of these 3 characteristics?

Wouldn’t you want to cut out anything like that which would make you hungrier, and particularly hungrier for carbs and sugars, and not only that, it will make your body store fat and gain weight?

Can you guess what it is?

You’ll see my answer in my next post!

Diana Walker, Cravings Coach

Filed Under: Cravings Weightloss
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