Dangers of Diet Pop

Part 5 of my holiday sharing serries:

Couple things to consider before picking up your next tin of diet pop (Yes this includes Coke Zero):

Artificial sweeteners confuse your brain.

The enzymes in your mouth begin a cascade that primes your cell receptors for an insulin surge, and when it doesn’t arrive your brain feels cheated.

Its like a don’t cry wolf scenario where your brain stops sending the message to metabolize the insulin (it assumes its not really there). This turns metabolism off even when your eating real foods and don’t fully digest the food that you do eat.

Even if your brain is distracted momentarily, soon enough it wants the energy boost you promised it — and you find yourself craving carbohydrates.

If you are going to have diet pop, have it with protein so there are at least some calories for your body to digest and your brain gets the boost its looking for.

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  • http://www.crossfitglenmore.com big al

    Good write up, although there’s no good reason to drink any kind of pop as far as I am concerned.

    I am ever so patiently waiting for the milk debate kel.

    big al

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  • http://www.hardcoreware.net/ Carl Nelson

    Hmm I find it has the opposite effect for me… I keep my carb intake pretty low, and when I do crave carbs I find that diet drinks help take care of those cravings perfectly. I usually do follow it up with a protein shake, so maybe that’s helping.

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    Diet soda should be avoided for countless reasons, yet I don’t understand why people continue to buy this stuff in such huge volume. Artificial sugars give me a splitting headache, hence why I stay away from it.