I have found that it is my diet coke that is the reson that swell up. I do not know what it is in it that causes this retention BUT I have cut things out of my diet and put back in by process of elimination that has to be it. Which is sad per I love my diet coke and hated to have to give it up.
LOUISAK1 11/4/07 10:07 P
Totally agree with you. The product 'Stevia' is made from a herb and is very very strong so in searching to buy this product, look up 'stevia blend' as it has been blended with natural products to equal normal sugar spoon for spoon and can be used in coffee and cooking. Good stuff. Some of the sweetners are actually made from a bi product of chlorine. Do a search for this info, it's really out there. Info from an email link I get each week: Mike Geary, TruthAboutAbs.com [mikegeary@truthaboutabs.com] His site explains the same as what you have mentioned also about sweetners listing the bad ones, good ones, what is in them and why this is so.
Surprisingly, many people falsely believe that "diet" soda is in some way a good thing for losing body fat. In fact, I hear people all the time proudly state that they eat so healthy and only drink diet soda.
So let's set the record straight...
There is NOTHING even remotely healthy about drinking diet soda. In fact, I've even seen several studies that showed dedicated diet soda drinkers got even FATTER than their regular soda drinking counterparts.
Here's some findings from an 8-year University of Texas study that I had read...
An excerpt from the study author:
"What didn't surprise us was that total soft drink use was linked to overweight and obesity," Fowler tells WebMD. "What was surprising was when we looked at people only drinking diet soft drinks, their risk of obesity was even higher."
"There was a 41 percent increase in risk of being overweight for every can or bottle of diet soft drink a person consumes each day," Fowler says.
Another reason is that people may subconsciously think that because they are drinking a diet soda, that gives them more leeway to eat more of everything else, hence consuming more calories overall.
Ok, as if we didn't already know how bad regular soda was for us, and now they're showing us studies that diet soda makes us even fatter than the already bad stuff! One reason is that the artificial sweeteners in diet sodas create a negative hormonal response in the body that increases fat storing hormone production and increases cravings for more sweets and refined carbohydrates in the time period after consuming the diet drink.
Thanks for reading this extra info that just re-inforces what this topic is about. xx Louisa.
JENNIFER322 11/4/07 1:34 P
I used to work at a food processing facility...it's amazing what companies put in food.
DOGHAPPYGIRL 10/26/07 3:21 P
Sweeteners to Avoid: Aspartame (NutraSweet, Equal, Canderel) Neotame Sucralose (Splenda, Altern) Acesulfame-K (Sunette, Sweet & Safe, Sweet One) Cyclamates Saccharin Refined Sugar # High Fructose Sweeteners # ... # Can Be Used in Very Small Amounts While Transitioning to Healthier Sweeteners
Sweeteners to Use:
Stevia * Other low carb Sweeteners Evaporated Cane Juice Fruit Juice Rice Syrup Honey Licorice Root (small amounts) Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) Amasake Vegetable Glycerin Sugar Alcohols (xylitol, sorbitol) ^ Maple Syrup (Without Added Sugar) Barley Malt
* Safe for Diabetics ^ Use in Small Amounts Avoid if you have bowel disease
Info found on this website: http://www.holisticmed.com/sweet/
