Is Diet Soda Making You Fat? – Show #16

July 21, 2008 By 4 Comments
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Diet Coke sweetened with SplendaEvery single day we make decisions about what to put into our bodies.   With all the media attention surrounding the obesity epidemic, millions of people are trying to lose weight.

You’d think that losing weight would be easy to do with all the “diet” products on the supermarket shelves. All of us would love to lose weight while still eating and drinking our favorite sweet snacks, right?

I’ve spoken previously about how acidic sodas are for the body and this week I discuss the harmful – or even deadly – effects of drinking diet sodas, like Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi.

I’ll share with you the various names that artificial sweeteners are marketed under, including Aspartame and Splenda.  You can learn how to read your food labels correctly.  Sucralose sounds like sucrose, but it isn’t the same thing at all.  I also discuss the serious side effects you may suffer from if you continue to drink these sodas.

Please join me for some eye-opening discussion about diet sodas.

Links Mentioned In This Week’s Show:

Diana’s Healthy Lifestyles – my newsletter dedicated to giving you healthy substitutions which can help curb your cravings.

Does Diet Coke Make You Gain Weight?

Diana Walker, The 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 !

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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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