QuestionI am trying to lose weight and one thing that I gave up a few months again was my addiction to Pepsi. I switched to Diet Pepsi makes scense huh? Well my boyfriend seems to think that it has made no difference and that I am still taking in the sugars and fat. I know it can't be all that healthy to drink Diet pepsi but it has to be better than regular pop right?
AnswerHello Kristy,
I happened to have an article exactly answering your question. Here's the essence of it. Full article can be found at http://www.dietandbody.com/article1082.html
"Sweet taste - even from artificial sweeteners - causes an increase in calories coming from fat and protein. No surprise considering what we've learned today.
Sweet taste, even coming with artificial sweetener, raises glucose concentration in the blood before the food has a chance to be digested. Why? Because your body knows that eventually, it will have all the carbs you've swallowed and it doesn't wait until it that happens. When the sweet food is real, the carbohydrates eventually get into the blood.
And if they're not?
Well, nature never counted on us inventing artificial sweeteners. Being fooled, your body reacts rather vindictively: it forces you to want more sweet food plus eat more next time, no matter what food you agree to have.
So, you'd be better off without artificial sweeteners. There are other tasty foods you can have on a low-carb diet. "
I also published a rather technical article at http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/329/7469/755#78439
Hope it halps,
Tanya Zilberter, PHD
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