Are you a diet soda fan? This is what you need to know!
Did you switch from your regular soda drink to diet soda? Do you have a can of diet coke or pepsi comfortably because it is free of calories? Do you prefer to have a diet soda over any other drink? If the answer is yes, you need read ahead. 1. Aspartame- the artificial sweetener in diet soda (hence zero calories) is said to be associated with diseases like diabetes, heart problems, high blood pressure and in extreme conditions even cancer. 2. Diet coke quenches your thirst but contributes to dehydration. The more diet coke you drink, the more you will urinate, sapping the body of needed water (thanks to the high caffeine content). 3. If you choose diet soda to avoid sugar calories or to lose weight, you may be unwittingly hurting your efforts. It has been shown in studies that the people including diet coke in their routine tend to gain 70% more fat than those who don’t. 4. Diet Soda drinkers tend to develop poor eating habits, thus they eat more daily calories, consume more saturated fat, eat more trans fats, eat less fiber, exercise less, and are more sedentary in lifestyle.
5. People who drink one or more sodas per day have a 50- 60% higher risk of metabolic syndrome. So the next time you extend your hand to pick that can of diet soda, stop, think and choose a juice instead. Home | About us | Doctor | Patient | Pharmacy | Diagnosis | FAQs | Contact us |
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