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I am absolutely shocked. But if you Google Diet Coke and Weight gain you will see it appears to be true. Both articles both, but Google it yourself. I just never would have imagined. I am in shock!
Diet Soda Linked To Weight Gain
Huffington Post Amanda Chan
First Posted: 06/29/11 10:04 AM ET Updated: 08/29/11 06:12 AM ET
Diet soda might not help you stay trim after all, new research suggests.
A study presented at a American Diabetes Association meeting this week shows that drinking diet soda is associated with a wider waist in humans. And a second study shows that aspartame -- an artificial sweetener in diet soda -- actually raises blood sugar in mice prone to diabetes.
"Data from this and other prospective studies suggest that the promotion of diet sodas and artificial sweeteners as healthy alternatives may be ill-advised," study researcher Helen P. Hazuda, Ph.D., a professor and chief of clinical epidemiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio's School of Medicine, said in a statement. "They may be free of calories but not of consequences."
In the first study, researchers collected height, weight, waist circumference and diet soda intake data from 474 elderly people who participated in the San Antonio Longitudinal Study of Aging. They were followed up an average of 9.5 years later, according to the research.
Researchers found that the diet soda drinkers had waist circumference increases of 70 percent greater than those who non-diet soda drinkers. And people who drank diet soda the most frequently -- at least two diet sodas a day -- had waist circumference increases that were 500 percent greater than people who didn't drink any diet soda, the study said.
Artificial sugar didn't produce any better results in the second study in mice. Researchers for this study found that diabetes-prone mice that were fed a diet that included aspartame for three months, had higher blood glucose levels than mice not given aspartame.
This isn't the first news illuminating diet soda's health risks. A study published earlier this year found people who drink the beverage every day have a higher stroke and heart attack risks. And UK researchers found earlier this month that sugary drinks can dull taste buds, leading consumers to crave the sweet stuff even more.
Is Wine the New Diet Drink?Cool news:
Scientists say drinking vino may help prevent weight gain. Time to put down those "cleansing" juices and pour yourself a pinot noir.BY MINA AZODI
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There?s something funny about the fact that celebs choke down gross diet drinks to stay thin when they could be enjoying a glass of wine like normal people. New research found that wine (seriously, wine!) can help keep your weight in check. Of course, you can?t chug a bottle and look like Marisa Miller (or pair your cabernet with a pint of ice cream), but drinking it in moderation?that means about a glass a day, tops?has some awesome perks. We asked doctors to explain.
Happy Hour Does Your Body Good...
The evidence is impressive. Researchers kept tabs on nearly 20,000 normal-weight women for 13 years. Over time, the women who drank a glass or two of red wine a day were 30 percent less likely to be overweight than the nondrinkers (they tracked women who drank liquor and beer too, but the link was strongest for red wine). That?s not surprising, since vino has other benefits. "It?s rich in antioxidants that reduce cholesterol and blood pressure,? says Jana Klauer, a New York City physician specializing in nutrition and metabolism.
One reason wine may contribute to a healthy weight is that digesting booze triggers your body to torch calories. ?Women make smaller amounts of the enzyme that metabolizes alcohol than men do, so to digest a drink, they have to keep producing it, which requires the body to burn energy,? says Dr. Klauer. That means you?re likely to see more of a benefit than your guy since his body doesn?t have to work as hard to digest a glass of the grape.
Alcohol also may burn calories due to a process called thermogenesis, says Lu Wang, MD, PhD, the lead study author and member of the division of preventive medicine at Boston?s Brigham and Women?s Hospital. Alcohol raises your body temperature (one reason some people get red cheeks when drinking), causing the body to burn calories to create heat.
...But That?s Not All
The study also showed that women who drank moderately ate less. While researchers can?t say why, it?s possible that they were more likely to slow down and savor their food and drink.
If you combine all these factors, drinking wine could lead to taking in fewer calories while your body is burning energy, meaning you?re less likely to gain weight, says Dr. Wang. Awesome, but you don?t want to replace food with wine?you?ll miss out on key nutrients and wind up schnockered. And keep in mind that wine has calories: about 125 for 5 ounces. ?That?s why drinking isn?t a weight-loss strategy on its own,? says Dr. Klauer. Overdoing it is linked to health risks you don?t want to take, like breast cancer. ?But having a glass,? says Dr. Klauer, ?along with a healthy diet and exercise, seems to be a marker for a healthier lifestyle.? Hey, we?ll salud to that.
Read more: Drink Wine to Prevent Weight Gain - How Wine Can Help You Lose Weight - Cosmopolitan
Diet Soda Linked To Weight Gain
Huffington Post Amanda Chan
First Posted: 06/29/11 10:04 AM ET Updated: 08/29/11 06:12 AM ET
Diet soda might not help you stay trim after all, new research suggests.
A study presented at a American Diabetes Association meeting this week shows that drinking diet soda is associated with a wider waist in humans. And a second study shows that aspartame -- an artificial sweetener in diet soda -- actually raises blood sugar in mice prone to diabetes.
"Data from this and other prospective studies suggest that the promotion of diet sodas and artificial sweeteners as healthy alternatives may be ill-advised," study researcher Helen P. Hazuda, Ph.D., a professor and chief of clinical epidemiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio's School of Medicine, said in a statement. "They may be free of calories but not of consequences."
In the first study, researchers collected height, weight, waist circumference and diet soda intake data from 474 elderly people who participated in the San Antonio Longitudinal Study of Aging. They were followed up an average of 9.5 years later, according to the research.
Researchers found that the diet soda drinkers had waist circumference increases of 70 percent greater than those who non-diet soda drinkers. And people who drank diet soda the most frequently -- at least two diet sodas a day -- had waist circumference increases that were 500 percent greater than people who didn't drink any diet soda, the study said.
Artificial sugar didn't produce any better results in the second study in mice. Researchers for this study found that diabetes-prone mice that were fed a diet that included aspartame for three months, had higher blood glucose levels than mice not given aspartame.
This isn't the first news illuminating diet soda's health risks. A study published earlier this year found people who drink the beverage every day have a higher stroke and heart attack risks. And UK researchers found earlier this month that sugary drinks can dull taste buds, leading consumers to crave the sweet stuff even more.
Is Wine the New Diet Drink?Cool news:
Scientists say drinking vino may help prevent weight gain. Time to put down those "cleansing" juices and pour yourself a pinot noir.BY MINA AZODI
Comments
2
Share
James Westman/Studio D
SPECIAL OFFER
There?s something funny about the fact that celebs choke down gross diet drinks to stay thin when they could be enjoying a glass of wine like normal people. New research found that wine (seriously, wine!) can help keep your weight in check. Of course, you can?t chug a bottle and look like Marisa Miller (or pair your cabernet with a pint of ice cream), but drinking it in moderation?that means about a glass a day, tops?has some awesome perks. We asked doctors to explain.
Happy Hour Does Your Body Good...
The evidence is impressive. Researchers kept tabs on nearly 20,000 normal-weight women for 13 years. Over time, the women who drank a glass or two of red wine a day were 30 percent less likely to be overweight than the nondrinkers (they tracked women who drank liquor and beer too, but the link was strongest for red wine). That?s not surprising, since vino has other benefits. "It?s rich in antioxidants that reduce cholesterol and blood pressure,? says Jana Klauer, a New York City physician specializing in nutrition and metabolism.
One reason wine may contribute to a healthy weight is that digesting booze triggers your body to torch calories. ?Women make smaller amounts of the enzyme that metabolizes alcohol than men do, so to digest a drink, they have to keep producing it, which requires the body to burn energy,? says Dr. Klauer. That means you?re likely to see more of a benefit than your guy since his body doesn?t have to work as hard to digest a glass of the grape.
Alcohol also may burn calories due to a process called thermogenesis, says Lu Wang, MD, PhD, the lead study author and member of the division of preventive medicine at Boston?s Brigham and Women?s Hospital. Alcohol raises your body temperature (one reason some people get red cheeks when drinking), causing the body to burn calories to create heat.
...But That?s Not All
The study also showed that women who drank moderately ate less. While researchers can?t say why, it?s possible that they were more likely to slow down and savor their food and drink.
If you combine all these factors, drinking wine could lead to taking in fewer calories while your body is burning energy, meaning you?re less likely to gain weight, says Dr. Wang. Awesome, but you don?t want to replace food with wine?you?ll miss out on key nutrients and wind up schnockered. And keep in mind that wine has calories: about 125 for 5 ounces. ?That?s why drinking isn?t a weight-loss strategy on its own,? says Dr. Klauer. Overdoing it is linked to health risks you don?t want to take, like breast cancer. ?But having a glass,? says Dr. Klauer, ?along with a healthy diet and exercise, seems to be a marker for a healthier lifestyle.? Hey, we?ll salud to that.
Read more: Drink Wine to Prevent Weight Gain - How Wine Can Help You Lose Weight - Cosmopolitan
I have a bottle in the fridge, maybe I should go and lose some weight? 
