• Diet Sodas – Good For You?

So many believe diet soda is a better choice over regular sodas – no sugar, no weight gain. Right?

Not so fast.

Next time you reach for that diet Coke or Iced Tea consider it lethal to your metabolism!

A recent study published in the journal Circulation (January 2008) reported diet soda to be directly associated with the risk of developing metabolic syndrome, despite “zero calories and zero sugar”. While the study could not explain the reasons, theories for this include:

  • A chemical in diet soda that promotes insulin resistance – an indicator of metabolic syndrome, or
  • The fact that since diet soda is considered to have “zero calories”, individuals feel “less guilt” when consuming an extra cookie or other sweet snack.

Others believe that the insulin secretion response to sugar substitutes is similar to that of real sugar. Given the very significant direct associations between diet soda intake and increased incidence of metabolic syndrome, researchers believe the correlation merits further study.

The next time you reach for a diet soda you may want to consider its potentially harmful effect on your metabolism! We suggest you reach for water instead!

Shelley Burns, ND

3 Comments »

Scienta Health on July 22nd 2008 in Weight Management

3 Responses to “• Diet Sodas – Good For You?”

  1. lee responded on 19 Feb 2009 at 5:40 pm #

    wow that is really scary that people think diet soda is better when it s not

  2. Diet Soda responded on 08 Apr 2009 at 10:45 pm #

    Nice post..Diet drinks are marketed to be calorie free or very low in calories, but there are factors that must be taken into consideration. Diet Soda is 100 percent nutrition free as well as calorie free.

  3. Dentist Brandon responded on 14 Dec 2009 at 3:27 am #

    Hello, I’m searching for diet related blogs and I stumbled your site. this is informative. i completely agree with this. Diet soda does you no good, and it might just be doing you harm. The best way to hydrate is by drinking low-calorie, high-nutrient fluids—and choosing healthy alternatives. thanks for the great blog by the way! you have a very good writing skills here. Keep up the good work.

    - Shane




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