I doubt there is any one thing that is the cause of people's obesity. Duh.
I read this last night in the May issue of Fitness Magazine - and it made me think of you, of course!
The Big Question About Diet Soda
You've probably heard the rumor that the artificial sweetners in diet soda cause sugar cravings that lead to weight gain. Wrong, experts say - diet soda will not make you fat. What does? Consuming too many calories. One study did find that the risk of being overweight or obese increased by 37 percent for each diet soda consumed daily. But a Danish Study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed no difference in appetitie between overweight people who downed diet sodas and those who guzzled sugary ones.
"Artificial sweetners can absolutely help people lose weight, as long as part of a reduced-calorie diet," says Anderson. "The problem is, people drink diet sodas and then think they've 'saved' calories, so they go ahead and overeat. It has nothing to do with the sweetner."
Kim, this article is great!! Thanks for the heads up. I'm gonna have to post this on my blog later today.
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