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Countless numbers of dieters consume Diet Coke thinking that it is inert to their diet efforts. After all, it's called Diet Coke, right? Wrong!
Diet Coke, regardless of how many calories it has, wreaks havoc on
your fat loss efforts and will ultimately cause you to gain weight.
There are two main reasons for the Diet Coke fallacy. First, the
sweet taste from Diet Coke elicits an insulin spike, which blocks
your ability to burn fat. Second, artificial sweeteners found in
Diet Coke disrupt satiety, the feeling of being full. Combined, the
actions of Diet Coke go against a healthy lifestyle. Understanding
why ensures that we think twice before consuming it.
When it comes to losing fat, it is more about how much sugar (or
sugar substitute) you consume rather than calories or dietary fat
intake. Hence, the goal is to consume as little sugar or sugar
substitute as possible (including fruits and their juices). Why? The
sweet flavor elicits the release of insulin from the pancreas to
enhance the uptake of sugar by the cells so that it doesn't linger
in the bloodstream. Once insulin is released it inhibits your fat
burning hormone called HSL (hormone sensitive lipase). This hormone
is responsible for releasing fat into the bloodstream to be utilized
as fuel. If inhibited, your body is unable to burn fat and will then
begin utilizing amino acids (from muscle) and carbohydrates as fuel.
This will leave you feeling tired, grumpy, and sloth-like toward the
end of the day. Not to mention, you will become abnormally hungry.
Those with large amounts of HSL burn fat all day and look thin and
slim. Those who inhibit it by eating or drinking the wrong
substances grow fat throughout their adult years.
Second, as discovered by Professor Terry Davidson and associate
professor Susan Withers at Purdue University, artificial sweeteners
disrupt satiety, the feeling of being full. Their results,
published in International Journal of Obesity showed that "mouth
feel" plays a crucial role in the body's ability to count calories
and that when we consume artificial sweeteners we disrupt the body's
ability to count calories based on sweetness. Not able to use mouth
feel to count calories, those who drink diet coke will overeat
without conscious awareness. In other words, you think you're not
eating like a pig, but in reality you are.
Diet Coke is not the only substance having these abilities. Makers
of health food bars and protein supplements are either not aware or
ignore the ill effects of sugar alternatives and sugar. This can be
seen by the fact that most every health food bar and protein
supplement is loaded with sugar or artificial sweeteners. The
belief that these bars and supplements are healthy for you is a
perfect example of how marketing strategies can supersede medical
science and common sense.
In closing, Diet Coke is a joke. Stay away from it and other sugar
sources if you're serious about losing fat and keeping it off
forever. Regardless of your diet and/or training efforts, the
aforementioned ill effects of sugar alternatives and sugar will
greatly hinder them.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Shane holds a Master's degree in organic chemistry and has first- hand industry experience with drug research, design and synthesis.
He knows that American's want and deserve education, not prescriptions! His shocking book can be found at www.healthmyths.net - His nutritional supplements at www.health- fx.net.
Countless numbers of dieters consume Diet Coke thinking that it is inert to their diet efforts. After all, it's called Diet Coke, right? Wrong!
Diet Coke, regardless of how many calories it has, wreaks havoc on
your fat loss efforts and will ultimately cause you to gain weight.
There are two main reasons for the Diet Coke fallacy. First, the
sweet taste from Diet Coke elicits an insulin spike, which blocks
your ability to burn fat. Second, artificial sweeteners found in
Diet Coke disrupt satiety, the feeling of being full. Combined, the
actions of Diet Coke go against a healthy lifestyle. Understanding
why ensures that we think twice before consuming it.
When it comes to losing fat, it is more about how much sugar (or
sugar substitute) you consume rather than calories or dietary fat
intake. Hence, the goal is to consume as little sugar or sugar
substitute as possible (including fruits and their juices). Why? The
sweet flavor elicits the release of insulin from the pancreas to
enhance the uptake of sugar by the cells so that it doesn't linger
in the bloodstream. Once insulin is released it inhibits your fat
burning hormone called HSL (hormone sensitive lipase). This hormone
is responsible for releasing fat into the bloodstream to be utilized
as fuel. If inhibited, your body is unable to burn fat and will then
begin utilizing amino acids (from muscle) and carbohydrates as fuel.
This will leave you feeling tired, grumpy, and sloth-like toward the
end of the day. Not to mention, you will become abnormally hungry.
Those with large amounts of HSL burn fat all day and look thin and
slim. Those who inhibit it by eating or drinking the wrong
substances grow fat throughout their adult years.
Second, as discovered by Professor Terry Davidson and associate
professor Susan Withers at Purdue University, artificial sweeteners
disrupt satiety, the feeling of being full. Their results,
published in International Journal of Obesity showed that "mouth
feel" plays a crucial role in the body's ability to count calories
and that when we consume artificial sweeteners we disrupt the body's
ability to count calories based on sweetness. Not able to use mouth
feel to count calories, those who drink diet coke will overeat
without conscious awareness. In other words, you think you're not
eating like a pig, but in reality you are.
Diet Coke is not the only substance having these abilities. Makers
of health food bars and protein supplements are either not aware or
ignore the ill effects of sugar alternatives and sugar. This can be
seen by the fact that most every health food bar and protein
supplement is loaded with sugar or artificial sweeteners. The
belief that these bars and supplements are healthy for you is a
perfect example of how marketing strategies can supersede medical
science and common sense.
In closing, Diet Coke is a joke. Stay away from it and other sugar
sources if you're serious about losing fat and keeping it off
forever. Regardless of your diet and/or training efforts, the
aforementioned ill effects of sugar alternatives and sugar will
greatly hinder them.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Shane holds a Master's degree in organic chemistry and has first- hand industry experience with drug research, design and synthesis.
He knows that American's want and deserve education, not prescriptions! His shocking book can be found at www.healthmyths.net - His nutritional supplements at www.health- fx.net.
