Diet Soft Drinks – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

You don’t want to drink full-sugar soft drinks, so you’re considering switching to diet sodas, right? Before you fill your shopping cart with bottles of Diet Crush, read up on the most current health advice to find out what doctors are saying about artificially sweetened soft drinks.

Both diet soda and high-sugar soda will eat away at your teeth. Phosphoric acid is to blame, since it erodes enamel. Sugar soft drinks are the worst for your teeth, because the sugar combines with the acid to become a powerful corosive agent. However, diet sodas also hurt teeth.

Many people switch to diet soda because they want to lose weight, but unfortunately, diet soft drinks appear to impede weight loss. The latest studies show a link between diet soda consumption and obesity. According to recent studies, the number of diet beverages you drink per day is related to your chances of being overweight.

Doctors and lay people alike are confused by this, wondering how diet soft drinks could be linked to weight problems when the drinks are low or zero calorie. Plenty of theories as to why this is so are being investigated. Many scientists believe the ingestion of artificial sweeteners makes your body think it needs sweets all the time, triggering insatiable cravings that lead to overeating. Others believe artificial sweeteners interfere with the metabolism process, inhibiting your body’s ability to respond appropriately to calories. No matter what the explanation, dieters are best off eliminating soda--both diet and full sugar--from their diets.

Breaking the soft drink habit can be tough, but sound health advice suggests you at least limit your consumption, if not stop completely. Some people find seltzer water to work as a good alternative. The seltzer water is carbonated, which may help you with the transition to other unsweetened beverages. You can find citrus and berry flavored seltzer waters in most grocery stores.

Two studies have shown that the green coffee bean extract found in some Hydroxycut products promotes weight loss. Svetol, the green coffee extract used in Hydroxycut products, is found in Hydroxycut Hardcore, Hydroxycut Hardcore Elite, and Hydroxycut Acai.In a study funded by Iovate in 2010, 45 participants took Svetol while 45 got a placebo. All 90 participants ate a reduced-calorie diet and performed moderate exercise over the eight weeks. The result: Those who took Svetol lost an average of 3.7 pounds, compared to 1.25 pounds for those who got a placebo, according to the company.
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