Diet Coke ? Not for me ,

[Soundgen]

I’ve just read a report by the Health Sciences Institute ( http://www.thehealthierlife.co.uk/ ) which basically state that artificial sweeteners can make you fat ! They list many studies that show artificial sweeteners do NOT promote weight loss in fact the reverse can take place as they can promote insulin release which takes glucose out of your blood and makes you hungry . Other studies show problems as well .



‘Artificial sweeteners 'do nothing to help weight loss' by Chris Irvine, published online 03.09.09, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/scie ... -loss.html

‘Oral stimulation with aspartame increases hunger’ by Tordoff MG et al, published online March 1990, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2359769

‘The effect of sucrose- and aspartame-sweetened drinks on energy intake, hunger and food choice of female, moderately restrained eaters’ by J H Lavin, S J French and N W Read, published online January 1997, http://www.nature.com/ijo/journal/v21/n ... 0360a.html

‘Separating the actions of sweetness and calories: effects of saccharin and carbohydrates on hunger and food intake in human subjects’ by Rogers PJ and Blundell JE, published online June 1989, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2813533

‘Sucrose activates human taste pathways differently from artificial sweetener’ by Guido K.W. Frank et al, published online 27.07.07, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_o ... 8e0ceb72bc

‘Cephalic phase insulin release in healthy humans after taste stimulation?’ by Tino Just et al, published online 17.03.08, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_o ... 8b2510722b

 

[hanadr]

I just loathe cola drinks anyway
Hana

 

[Patch]

:shock:

 

[RebeccaSmith]

booo sucks being a diabetic.

 

[Celtic.Piskie]

I don't want to loose weight, i want to drink.

As a diabetic, i dan't drink any of the soft drinks, fruit juices or milk.
It's either sweeteners or water.

There's nothing bad in there pertaining to diabetes, just with regards to weightloss.

I still drink it. Much prefer Dr pepper zero anyway.

 

[Sid Bonkers]

I drink the occasional fizzy zero/diet drink and am still managing to loose weight, just crept under 14 stone last week, thats the first time in over two years

So I think I can live with it. Its gotta be better than drinking Fanta ordiniar :lol:

 

[mullaneder]

I don't want to loose weight, i want to drink.

As a diabetic, i dan't drink any of the soft drinks, fruit juices or milk.
It's either sweeteners or water.

There's nothing bad in there pertaining to diabetes, just with regards to weightloss.

I still drink it. Much prefer Dr pepper zero anyway.

thats the one thing that i really miss since i got diabetes.we only got dr pepper in ireland a few years ago and it was by far my favourite drink.i have never seen dr pepper zero before.i am going over to liverpool in november to see the man city match,i will keep an eye out for it.

dermot

 

[Patch]

Those zero drinks are awesome - taste just like the real thing... I think I prefer the diet stuff now, though. Weird that, innit? I used to love Fanta Orange, but got used to Diet Fanta. When I tried the Fanta Zero - there a rush of nostalgia, but it was just too sugary(?) for me...

 

[Giraffe]

I think a lot of the regular drinks like Fanta and Lilt are a lot less sugary than they used to be anyway.

I like diet coke, and I don't drink enough of it to worry - like Celtic Piskie says, if you want a fizzy drink, diet is the only way to go!

 

[cugila]

A 330ml can of Fanta or Lilt (Regular) contains 36.6g carbs :shock:

I don't think they are that good actually ? Stick to the Diet versions with 0g carbs. Much better.

 

[PatrickSutton]

I have a can of Diet Coke most evenings, instead of the 2 or 3 bottles of German beer (and resultant snacking!) that I used to get through before diagnosis. And no, I don't miss the booze!

 

[Aadrgon]

Personally I can't stand diet coke or diet pepsi but I have found that most supermarket own brand two litre no added sugar drinks are acceptable. I'm hooked on the cream soda

 

[kegstore]

The diet cream soda is fab, definitely my favourite! Always found the fat versions of these types of drinks quite sticky and cloying, and although I don't drink large quantities of the diet versions I do enjoy them, but I'm now more concerned about the sweeteners they contain (since reading on this site). Well, not that concerned, maybe just aware of the controversy such additives tend to spark off.